Fielding Skills Quotes

I know I can be a way better player as a shortstop than I can at third.

I'd rather save a home run than hit one. I've always been like that. Defense is what I pride myself on.

Geez, I just played cricket because I loved the game. I never thought about it much, never really had any formal coaching.

He (Gil Hodges) fields better on one leg than anybody else I got on two.

We were in Philadelphia when Manager Pat shifted me from third to short, and right off the bat, I knew I had found my dish. Footwork was more a part of the new position than it had been at third. I suddenly felt I had sprouted wings. A world of new possibilities opened for me.

Everything I learned about the game of baseball, I learned from my dad.

You should have seen Willie Wells play shortstop: as good as Ozzie Smith and a better hitter. How I wish people could have seen Ray Dandridge play third base, as good as Brooks Robinson and Craig Nettles and all of those. He was bowlegged; a train might go through there, but not a baseball.

I miss the guys, and I miss playing baseball. Just being able to swing the bat, or run, or dive for a ball, or slide into second.

You need more individuals who can do more than one job in the field. Especially if all of them are good fielders and if they can contribute with bat and ball if needed. Just adds to the strength of the side.

I loved running. I can catch everything in the outfield. I could throw people out from the fence.

I don't remember anybody ever pointing me out as a dancing prodigy, but I played a not bad second base.

I can't very well tell my batters don't hit it to him. Wherever they hit it, he's there anyway.

There is no second baseman in the game who can turn the double play better [than Mark Lemke]. Why are people always looking for offense at that position? What's more important is getting outs, and turning the double is a huge factor in getting outs.

Darren Erstad was special to watch when he moved from center field from first base.

He (Bill Terry) once hit a ball between my legs so hard that my center-fielder caught it on the fly backing up against the wall.

Amazing strength, amazing power - he (Ron Swoboda) can grind the dust out of the bat. He will be great, super even wonderful. Now, if he can only learn to catch a fly ball.

If you can't field you can't play for Pakistan. It's as simple as that.

I want to develop every base of my game-stealing bases, hitting, being a better fielder.

Then there's Johnny Pesky, hit me countless number of ground balls and improved my fielding so much.

Growing up, in my under-15 days I used to be a wicketkeeper, and that carried on till I was 17. Then I started focusing on my batting and moved on. I got into the Ranji team quite early, and generally, as a youngster, the first place you are put in is at bat-pad and short leg, so you had to work on your close-in fielding straightaway.

I am a great admirer of Yuvraj and Kaif. They have generally been able to pick up the scoring when they come to bat at numbers six and seven. They also are livewires in the field.

For somebody like me who doesn't bowl, it's important to contribute in the field, and I've worked hard on that, slip catching.

I just want to enjoy the game and work on all aspects - batting, bowling, and fielding. The more I enjoy my game, the better I can perform.

Fielding has always come naturally to me and I've always enjoyed it. While keeping, you're just standing in one place and I've done it so many times so I've enjoyed fielding and that's why I enjoy playing as a batsman.

I have learned a lot playing in domestic first-class cricket: how to score runs, how to counter situations.