Torii Quotes

You name it, I've got it. Some players have to be at 100 percent [to play], but I don't. - Torii Hunter

You could tell he was nervous. - Torii Hunter

You can't even compare that team to this one. - Torii Hunter

Without him, at the end of the season, we did get separated. Torii was the guy that would say something if things got out of hand and without him there, no one stepped up to do the same thing. - Jason Bartlett

Whenever we play the Twins, Torii Hunter has a major impact on defense. He tells the left fielder and the right fielder to take the day off and he covers the whole outfield. - Ken Macha

When you're running a lot in the outfield or on the base paths in games, you're going to be sore. When I do more than I usually then it's sore but every time it gets sore, it's getting stronger. - Torii Hunter

When you're playing, it's a different feel. You have a different adrenaline, intensity, and you do things a little harder. When I get to Spring Training, that's going to be the big test. - Torii Hunter

When we came up, we were always told go the opposite field no matter what. If you didn't go the opposite field when I first came up, you weren't going to play. It was said you had to force inside pitches to right field to stay in the lineup. - Torii Hunter

When I got in [the clubhouse] and looked at the tape and saw my reaction, it was like 'Oh my God.' Did I do that? - Torii Hunter

What's the use of saying we're better at baseball than this country? We all play together. I'm playing with Venezuelans and Dominicans right now. We all play together, so what's up with saying our country is better than your country? It's stupid. I don't like it. - Torii Hunter