Curtis Granderson Quotes

Basketball was always my sport. It just took me until my second year of college for me to realize that I was a better baseball player than a basketball player. But basketball was always my number one love. Finally found out I was better at baseball and chose to pursue that route.

I love to play basketball, but I haven’t played in awhile. But if I could get back on the court and play, I definitely would.

Left-handed pitchers get paid a lot of money to get left-handed guys out or else they wouldn’t be in there. They feel confident going up against lefties. If you look at most lefties’ numbers, typically they happen to be better against lefties than against righties. That’s all it is.

Teachers shape so much of what a kid’s upbringing can be.

I feel like kids in general, not just African-American kids, are influenced by what they see, both positive and negative.

People grow up loving the Yankees and will tell you, and so many people despise the Yankees, and they come from all over the United States.

I didn’t realize people tip for take-out.

A lot of people have told me real New Yorkers are Mets fans

You need something that no one else is using. And something that is clean enough to play around audiences.

The Rockies and Diamondbacks are both very exciting teams who are fighting for recognition.

The simple approach is that if I stay aggressive, I’ll hit less often with two strikes in the count. I’ve been aggressive, but I’ve missed pitches. If I can put them in play earlier in the count, I eliminate the two-strike approach.

You never hear about good seafood places.

It’s funny: I kinda still float under the radar. I’m not tall like a New York Knick; I’m not a heavy, strong New York Giant or New York Jet. I blend in pretty well. A lot of people don’t recognize me too many places. More men recognize me than women.

Japan has one of them crazy robot shortstops.

Any of the the 30 ball clubs have a chance at success, and the fans know that. It keeps everything exciting.