Jon Lester Quotes & Sayings (Page 2)

“Just as I'm fortunate to pitch in the big leagues, I'm also fortunate for the time I get to spend outdoors.”

“My dad has ingrained that in me: 'Be accountable.'”

“My wife's family lives up in South Carolina, so we go back and forth quite a bit up there.”

“Once you make the majors, it's never a great feeling to go back to the minors - no matter what the circumstances.”

“Pitchers really don't deal with the managers a whole lot. When we come in the clubhouse, we see him, we say, 'Hey.' That's really it.”

“Anytime you can see a hitter and face a hitter, you gain knowledge, and you gain that experience. Whether they hit a homerun off you, or you strike them out or whatever it is, it's information.”

“Growing up, it was mainly just players I followed more than teams, with the exception of the Mariners. I never really had time to follow a team throughout a season.”

“No matter what you do in the offseason, you can't simulate putting spikes on and standing in the grass and being around your teammates. When you're around your teammates, you step it up a notch. It's just kind of instinctive you do that.”

“One thing I know in baseball is you should never be comfortable where you are. It doesn't matter who you are. It's a business. If I got traded tomorrow, no hard feelings; it's a business.”

“The Red Sox believe what's written. If it's written that I should be traded, more times than not, that's what ends up happening. Look at the people who've gotten traded around here. It's not their doing.”