Mookie Betts Quotes

Mookie Betts

Profession : Athlete

Birth : October 7, 1992

Even though this is a business you do have people here that you're with every day, like your family. You want to go play for them and you want to win with them. You have to find a way to do that but understand that there is a business side to it. You have to find a way to understand.

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You can put me on a plane now and I can go anywhere and just by talking having one or two conversations I can have an idea where I am in the U.S. or whatever.

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Just because you go to free agency doesn't mean you don't want to be somewhere. It's just a part of the business.

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I'm not a huge vocal guy.

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I like leading by example.

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No matter what I say, people are going to have their opinions and there is nothing I can do about that.

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I grew up in bowling alleys.

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You have to have sound mechanics to repeat the same delivery each time. That's the hard part. Since I don't bowl all the time I'm not consistent with my mechanics.

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Every year you go in and you obviously want to win a World Series, at least make the playoffs.

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Even in the minor leagues, I just said I'll get my little bit of time in here and then get out of here. I was going to try, though. I wasn't going to just give up. I was always going to try. I'm here. I figured I might as well try.

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When you're down, are you going to be mentally down and make it last longer, or are you going to stay positive, keep an even keel?

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Not every year is going to be the same and you just kind of have to just roll with the punches.

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I'm constantly trying to become the best. That's kind of how I'm driven. Sometimes I'm not. I kind of focus on when I'm not than when I am. That's probably something I need to switch.

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The more Opening Days the better. It never gets old. It's one of those things where as it comes you embrace it, get ready, you still get those butterflies, which means you care.

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When you just stand for something, you kind of stand for it.

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Every game I'm out there, we're all trying to affect the game in some way.

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I've been playing golf for a little while and I can't get over the 85 hump. It doesn't matter how good or bad I shoot on one side, I'm going to end up around 85.

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I see myself as the product of hard work.

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You don't want to sell yourself short.

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