Clayton Kershaw Quotes

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Clayton Kershaw

Profession : Athlete

Birth : March 19, 1988

I don't know, I think everybody deals with nerves and adrenaline a little bit differently.

Clayton Kershaw

Bases loaded and nobody out is a pretty impossible situation.

Clayton Kershaw

You can make a lot of cases that you can take the win stat out of the game and you can still figure out who the good pitchers are, and I agree with that to some extent. But there's something about your win-loss record, there's something about having wins by your name that means something. Regardless of how important that is.

Clayton Kershaw

When you're out there in the heat of the moment and you're pitching, and it's a big situation, you're saying 'Don't throw a ball, don't give up a hit, don't walk this guy.' But the harder you want to control something the more it gets out of your control.

Clayton Kershaw

I get paid a bunch of money to do this, and so there's a responsibility to my teammates, every single day, to show up and be the absolute best you can be.

Clayton Kershaw

When the butterflies in my stomach, when those leave, then I know it's probably time to retire.

Clayton Kershaw

Anytime a pitcher hasn't faced a hitter, I feel the pitcher has the advantage. The more times the hitter sees somebody, the more the advantage goes to the hitter.

Clayton Kershaw

The playoffs is ‑ I think I took it for granted a little bit. My first two years I kind of just thought that always happened, I guess.

Clayton Kershaw

When you win the Cy Young, it's like, well, you're a baseball player, that's what you're supposed to do. When you win the Clemente Award, you don't do it to get recognized for your work, but it means so much more than baseball.

Clayton Kershaw

Just try to live in moment as much as you can each pitch, not worry about what happened after the past has happened.

Clayton Kershaw

My goal is to win just for the teammates and the guys in our room.

Clayton Kershaw

My changeup needs to be better. Until I feel comfortable throwing that pitch - or any pitch - in any count, I've got stuff to work on.

Clayton Kershaw

I grew up a Dodger and got drafted by the Dodgers.

Clayton Kershaw

Hitting's the hardest thing to do in sports.

Clayton Kershaw

It's an uncomfortable thing to talk about myself, in general.

Clayton Kershaw

The goal is always a complete game.

Clayton Kershaw

The Steph Currys, the Jordan Spieths, those guys are exciting to watch.

Clayton Kershaw

I don't turn off being a dad. It supersedes being a baseball player.

Clayton Kershaw

All I really try to do is whatever hitter gets in there, I just try to get him out in as few pitches as possible.

Clayton Kershaw

I've kind of found out that when I do get into trouble, that when I do have people on base, sometimes the best thing is to throw a little bit more off-speed, back off a little bit.

Clayton Kershaw