Strikeout Quotes

I've never heard a crowd boo a homer, but I've heard plenty of boos after a strikeout. (George Herman)
But I got a guy on third, I was in a jam the other day in a game, all those situations, when you need a strikeout there, in big spots. But we are very aware of that fact, that these guys put the ball in play. View quote
Roger Clemens
I was never a strikeout pitcher. Why should I throw eight or nine balls to get a man out when I got away with three or four? View quote
Stan Coveleski
The only time I really try for a strikeout is when I'm in a jam. View quote
Sandy Koufax
The only time I really try for a strikeout is when I'm in a jam. If the bases are loaded with none out, for example, then I'll go for a strikeout. But most of the time I try to throw to spots. I try to get them to pop up or ground out. On a strikeout I might have to throw five or six pitches, sometimes more if there are foul-offs. That tires me. So I just try to get outs. That's what counts - outs. You win with outs, not strikeouts. View quote
Sandy Koufax