The one thing I always said to myself was that when baseball started to feel more like a job, it would be time to move forward.
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I get nervous watching teammates. I get nervous for them. Late in the game, pressure situation, I’m nervous for them.
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Athletics keeps us healthy, gets us up and running around. It also gives you an opportunity to meet a lot of different people, which is very important.
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Good teams make the playoffs, hot teams win the playoffs.
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I looked up to my parents because they were very successful in what they wanted to do. I was lucky; I didn’t have to look far for role models.
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If you play well on the field, everything will take care of itself.
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I think when things linger, that’s when they become a distraction. I don’t want any distractions.
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The last thing you want to do is finish playing or doing anything and wish you would have worked harder.
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So many people are insanely busy nowadays, and it’s easy to say, ‘Ah, I’ll workout tomorrow.’ But you have to set aside a time and stick to that schedule.
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You can’t be sensitive, because you’re going to get criticized. I don’t care who you are, you’re going to get criticized.
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I like to dance and sing when there’s no one around, but, if I’m out, I’m really shy about it. So it takes a lot to get me going, but I enjoy being around music.
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You don’t just accidentally show up in the World Series.
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God, I hope I wear this jersey forever.
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My dad had been shortstop when he was in college, and you know, when you’re a kid, you want to be just like your dad.
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Defense usually doesn’t make many headlines, but it goes a long way towards winning baseball games. There are a number of ways to make an impact during the course of a game, and playing solid, sound defense is one of them.
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You forget about it whether it was 15-2 or 3-2. It’s still a loss. It doesn’t matter what the score was if we win tomorrow.
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