A biography for Kyle Schwarberhasn’t been written yet.
“I guess I've always liked hitting here, even when I was with Chicago before I came to Washington. I had a good time in Washington. I don't know, I've just always kind of liked hitting here.”
“People sometimes wanna view leadership as like cussing someone out if they didn't do something right, but it's not that at all.”
“I don't want the electronic strike zone. I like the element of sometimes pitches don't get called. Guys don't receive it well or whatever it is. It's an enjoyable part of the game.”
“I guess the WAR stat doesn't like me.”
“I've always viewed myself as a better hitter than obviously a .200 or sub-.200 guy. That's what I view myself as. I don't enjoy looking at a number that says .190-something. It's not enjoyable.”
“People that don't know me can't say I can't catch. That's what I take personally.”
“I've hit one through nine in my career. Wherever I end up, I end up. That's where I'll be.”
“When you try to do too many things, that's when bad things happen.”
“Some families aren't fortunate enough to have their loved one around anymore.”
“I think if you keep trying to have quality at-bats the hits will come.”
“If the pitch is away, hit it away. If the pitch is in, pull it.”
“Who doesn't want to be a part of team that could have a bunch of future Hall of Famers? You'd be crazy not to.”
“I got into watching Navy Seals and stuff like that, the true hardcore guys. I said, 'That looks like so much fun' - not fun, but it looks challenging and something I would want to challenge myself with.”
“I just want to go up there and put up a quality at-bat. The results are the result, if it's a homer, single, whatever it is. I just always go back to the process.”
“Visualization is a very powerful tool, and I believe in that.”
“Growing up wanting to be a baseball player, then being able to have fans who respect you for how you play the game, that's all you can ask for.”
“I'm not up there trying to go out there and just hit home runs.”
“Any glove I get, I keep.”
“I don't care if it's our Cy Young or if we're getting blown out in the eighth inning - I'm going to go out there and I'm still going to play at 110 percent and try to make every play that I can.”