Mookie Betts Quotes

Mookie Betts

Profession : Athlete

Birth : October 7, 1992

Everything I played, I kind of found a way to be pretty good at. My mom always said, 'If you're not good at something, then don't do it.'

Mookie Betts

Sports is just something I have a knack to figure out how to play.

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You make a 2-10 split pretty often when you bowl as much as I do.

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My personal style definitely developed over time. I thought I used to look good in a T-shirt and jeans and a decent pair of shoes. Now versatility is key for me.

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I can pull off a range of outfits from nice, edgy suits to more rugged, casual looks. Your look one day can be totally different than the next day, and for me, it's all about owning that.

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I was born into wearing hats - it's a family thing - and I wear hats all the time.

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I just try to be the same guy each and every day and just do something when we're hitting or make a nice defensive play or run the bases. Just trying to be consistent in that way.

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I'm just trying to affect the game in some way whenever I get an opportunity. If that's stealing a base, making a catch, beating out a double play, whatever it may be.

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I'm going to be someone who smiles and brings joy to the locker room and to the field.

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I don't want to try and be something I'm not.

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I try and affect the game in every way.

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I've been bowling for so long, and I really, really enjoy it.

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I don't care about the home runs as much as just being consistent and RBIs.

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I've been blessed with everything I have, and I might as well share it.

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I'm confident in my abilities and confident to know what kind of player I am. I've also been educated on the business side of it, getting your value.

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Some people kind of get lost in what everyone else is doing and not pay attention to themselves, and I think I'm one where I pay attention to myself and can set the example for the people coming up.

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You just have to be able to stand up for yourself. And that's OK.

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As a whole, when it comes to business in general, whether it's buying a building or contract negotiations or whatever it is, you have to take emotions out of it. That's what people forget.

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You weigh your pros and cons and what's real. You want to play baseball? Yeah. You want to go to school? If that's the best option, than that is what it is.

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It's kind of tough as you're playing you kind of wonder what is going to happen to you as you go through arbitration or as you go through free agency.

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