Clayton Kershaw Quotes

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Clayton Kershaw

Profession : Athlete

Birth : March 19, 1988

If I can make a kid smile playing baseball, that's pretty awesome.

Clayton Kershaw

You are not supposed to convert anybody, that's God's job. But at the same time, you can be His disciple and live for Him and when people ask you why are you living for Him, you can show them why and profess your faith.

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I think first and foremost when you look at every other religion all over the world - its works based - you have to earn your way to the Kingdom. With Jesus, it's so different because we didn't do anything to deserve Him. He literally died for us and saved us! There's nothing else like that in the world. There is no other God like that!

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They say baseball's a game of failure. Well, that's only true on the offensive side.

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There's a lot of times that you got to put yourself out there to fail, you can't be afraid to fail.

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I started really believing and understanding what it meant to be a follower of Jesus when I was probably in high school sometime. From there, just trying to draw on my faith since then.

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I'm not a big thinker. The less thinking the better.

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I firmly believe that you are supposed to love everybody. That is God's one boldest commandment.

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You can't control the talents He gives you, no doubt about that. But you can control the effort you put forth with those talents.

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I'm a big sports fan even outside of baseball. I love watching guys that are supposed to be great, and are great, live up to the expectations. So I really appreciate consistency.

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Regardless on winning the Cy Young, I have one goal that never changes, and that's to win every start.

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I watch all the pitchers I admire. I love watching Cliff Lee. It looks easy for him when he's on the mound; he's almost like an artist. He knows exactly how to get guys out.

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If you're playing baseball, why are you playing baseball? Is it to have success on the field and be a Hall-of-Famer or whatever it is? Sure, that's everyone's goal. But then what? For me, it's about the legacy you leave off the field.

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I've always kind of had a deal with my wife where, in the off-season, I'm kind of clean-shaven, and during the season just kind of let it go.

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I'm a good hitter for a pitcher.

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God gave me an ability to throw a baseball. He chose me for a reason, and I want to honor Him with that.

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People make a big deal about celebrations and what's appropriate and what's not. But just talking with some veteran guys, I think anytime you get a chance to celebrate with your team, regardless if it's winning the division or winning a series, whatever it is, you take advantage of that.

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If we have a good day and we win, I'll celebrate and enjoy it. If I have a bad day and I lose, I'll be disappointed and then come back the next day and think about the next team.

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Sandy Koufax is a great teacher. He just talks about competitiveness and being aggressive - about stride length, power, how to spin the breaking ball. The way he explains pitching is simple, which is something you don't see a lot.

Clayton Kershaw

I take a little pride in my diaper-changing, actually.

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