Zitat des Tages von Billy Butler:
Even the smallest gesture can make a huge difference.
I'll always be forever tied to the Royals organization and the community there.
You always expect to hit for more power.
I'm not in this game to make the most money.
When you pinch-hit, you know you're getting their best guys, and usually it's a reliever and a guy that's got a really good slider or a really good fastball.
You can't really explain why things happen.
I wasn't going to be drafted to steal bases at 18.
You get a new year, you get a new start, you get a new opportunity.
There's always times when, the organization, we're losing 90 games at a time, and it always feels like we're developing players. But you just continue to grind and continue to do your job.
I offer a proven track record in the big leagues that can hit left-handers or right-handers.
You have to work hard each day and try to figure out what's going on and try to get better each day.
It's just my job to prove I belong in there. I've been in the league a long time.
The questions don't happen when you hit 30 homers, right? If you hit 30 home runs, you hit 40 doubles, I don't think anybody questions your conditioning or your offseason program.
My nickname is 100 percent fan-based. It's not like one day I said, 'Hey, I want to be named Country Breakfast.'
You're only as good as what you've been. You can't rely on the past.
When the game starts, you don't really look at uniforms.
You have so many at-bats, and obviously if you go three out of 10, you're doing well for the season, so you try to forget every at-bat you have that's not a good one and try to stay positive.
I love everything about Kansas City.
I've always had a bigger body, even when I was 18.
I'm not here to be mediocre.
Anybody can act good to be around when they are doing really well.
I've always been happy playing in Kansas City.
My track record speaks for itself.
I'm going to consistently hit anywhere between .290 and .310. Anything above that, I'm catching breaks and finding holes.
I'm just trying to go out there and play the game the right way and lead by example.