Ryan Howard
Ryan Howard
Ryan James Howardis an American professional baseball first baseman for the Philadelphia Phillies of Major League Baseball. Howard stands 6 feet 4 inchesand weighs 240 poundsat 8% body fat. He bats and throws left-handed. Howard holds numerous MLB and Phillies' franchise records...
ProfessionBaseball Player
Date of Birth19 November 1979
CitySt. Louis, MO
legacy manner uphold
I'm going to try to uphold Jackie's legacy and play in a manner that would make him proud.
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I'm looking forward to Wednesday. It's fun to be a part of this. Jimmy continues to give us a big lift all the time, whether we're up or down.
happens next stuff trying vacation
I'm on vacation right now. I don't know. That stuff is always hard, what happens next year. Right now I'm just trying to relax.
best coming extra pressure trying
I'm just going to go out and play the best I can and not put any extra pressure on myself. My mind-set is the same. I'm just coming in and trying to get ready.
fire tends
It has to fire you up, even if it's a little bit. When something like that happens, it tends to get everyone going.
name second
I just showed up and my name was in the lineup. After the second (home run) everyone was saying, 'Hey, give me the flu.
behind fans great hear
It's been fun. It's great to hear the fans behind you like that. It's really kind of surreal, because you never thought something like that would happen.
although matter needed nine score
That's why you play nine innings. It doesn't matter when you score them, although it's always better to score them early. We needed one more, and we couldn't get it.
That's not my job. I show up. I play.
bat change flow game outcome swing
It's very important. One swing of the bat can change the whole flow of the game and it can change the outcome of the game.
runs won worked
It worked today. We got runs and we won the game.
gone
It's April. It hasn't gone the way we wanted it to go, but it's April. It's done.
fun ride
It's a fun ride for all of us.
anyone came falling hurt tried
Things just started falling in. You never want to see anyone hurt or injured, but I just came up and tried to make the most of my opportunity.