Fernando Tatis Jr. Quotes

Fernando Tatis Jr.

Profession : Footballer

Birth : January 2, 1999

I believe in momentum.

Fernando Tatis Jr.

Winning a championship for my hometown was very fun.

Fernando Tatis Jr.

Baseball players get better by playing baseball.

Fernando Tatis Jr.

There's a lot of memories, seeing my dad all my life and watching him hit balls out of the field. Now, history has been changed. Now he's seeing me. It's very special.

Fernando Tatis Jr.

It feels great to be on the field, to be doing baseball activities, getting back on track, getting the same feel back again. It's always a great day when you're in the park.

Fernando Tatis Jr.

There's so many ways I can use my speed - on defense moving side to side, running the bases, stealing bases. It's all a part of it.

Fernando Tatis Jr.

I feel like that's really huge - not so much myself, just as a baseball player - being able to contribute where you need it. I'm definitely one of those guys.

Fernando Tatis Jr.

Baseball is part of our culture. It's part of us.

Fernando Tatis Jr.

I think in all Latin culture, not just the Dominican, we celebrate a little bit different. We express our joy when we are playing. It's just how our culture is. We express more love, we express when we are happy, and even when we are not having a good time, we express that, too.

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We respect the game. I just think we express it a little bit different.

Fernando Tatis Jr.

I feel like for me, the biggest part of who I am during the season is my offseason workouts - you know, the workouts that I do out there in my island, in my country.

Fernando Tatis Jr.

Being able just to embrace the fans, to enjoy it, to embrace everything that comes with it, not only the good things. And knowing that at the end of the day, this is a show. This is entertainment and we play this game for them.

Fernando Tatis Jr.

Creating chaos. That's the beautiful thing of being electric in this game, being one step ahead.

Fernando Tatis Jr.

You just learn. The more you are playing, the more you decide to pay attention.

Fernando Tatis Jr.

Pink has always been traditional with me.

Fernando Tatis Jr.

I feel like that wouldn't be fair to my dad and the people that would have wasted their time with me, training me, teaching me this game, giving me these things that helped me. And to God that gave me the talent. It wouldn't be fair to everybody to not be doing everything that I'm capable of.

Fernando Tatis Jr.

I mean, 30 out of 30 right fielders in the big leagues used to have a cannon. They would control the game on the back end. I can be one of those guys.

Fernando Tatis Jr.

You don't really see many outfielders who have a really good arm anymore. I'm trying to be one of those guys.

Fernando Tatis Jr.

I remember my dad was taking me to the field. It was fun. It was great. It was a thing that I love and that was the first love that I brought to this game.

Fernando Tatis Jr.

The City of San Diego embraced me from Day 1. I felt the love... it was mucho right away. I said, 'This is home, this is home.'

Fernando Tatis Jr.