100 Quotes by Joey Votto

It bothered me when Kevin Durant left Oklahoma City.

I just do my best to put the ball in play and put it in play where no one's going to make a play on it and hopefully drive some runners in.

I think the smart teams are chasing those well-rounded players, making that well-rounded lineup, having that well-rounded team.

Baseball has been very good to me, but baseball has evolved into a hybrid of work and passion.

I don't perceive a lot of the things that a lot of people perceive as negative as a negative - and the inverse, I don't think a lot of the things people think are positive are positive, necessarily.

In this league, if you're going to be tested, you have to answer quickly. I feel like if you show signs of weakness, people attack that pretty quickly.

I'm always ready to be attacked.

I want to be great at what I do. I take a lot of pride in it. And I try not to sell myself short in my work and preparation.

I look forward to batting practice. I look forward to practice work.