Top 33 Billy Butler Quotes

I want to be a guy the Royals build their team around.

I definitely enjoy my barbecue.

I’ve always been happy playing in Kansas City.

You see certain guys enough, and you recognize pitches and stuff. Some guys you see better than others.

Being a major-league baseball player is tough, so whenever you say ‘face of the franchise,’ I’m not trying to be that.

I’ll always be forever tied to the Royals organization and the community there.

The key to hitting a lot of home runs as a player at Kauffman Stadium is that you’d better run into some on the road.

I have been an everyday player my whole career.

We were driving by the local athletic association in Orange Park, Florida, and there was this sign for T-ball signups. I was maybe 6 or 7, and my dad looked at me and said, ‘Hey, do you wanna give this a try?’

I’m not in this game to make the most money.

I love everything about Kansas City.

Anybody can act good to be around when they are doing really well.

That’s the thing about pinch-hitting – you usually have a chance to make a difference in the game.

I wasn’t going to be drafted to steal bases at 18.

I expect to always do well. It’s the kind of competitiveness in me. I’m not here to try to just be mediocre.

In 2012, everything was going right.

I’m a redneck.

I want the pitcher to know he can’t take a pitch off, or I’m going to damage him.

Once you have come-from-behind wins, you have confidence as a team that you’re going to do it.

I’m going to consistently hit anywhere between .290 and .310. Anything above that, I’m catching breaks and finding holes.

My track record speaks for itself.

You have to work hard each day and try to figure out what’s going on and try to get better each day.

You always expect to hit for more power.

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.

It’s just my job to prove I belong in there. I’ve been in the league a long time.

I just don’t like to talk about my personal success against somebody.

You’re only as good as what you’ve been. You can’t rely on the past.

I’m not here to be mediocre.

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.

Even the smallest gesture can make a huge difference.

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.

You get a new year, you get a new start, you get a new opportunity.

I hit balls hard on the ground, and sometimes they are double plays. Other times, you hit it hard, and it’s right through a hole.