Alex Rodriguez Quotes

This is how I define grace: youre on the main stage, and it looks like it has been rehearsed 100 times, everything goes so smoothly. Thats where I get my confidence and success, from knowing that I have an edge because I know Im prepared.

I just don't see the light. Where is the light? What am I in this for?

Baseball has a funny way to tap you on the shoulder when you least expect it and tells you it's the end.

I like to score and drive in runs more than pay attention to batting average.

Balsamic vinaigrette, Tabasco, and giblets. Then let it boil.

I want to build a positive image that will last my career.

Back then it was a different culture. It was very loose. I was young. I was stupid.

Playing the game was the easy part. The real work was in the preparation.

Enjoy your sweat because hard work doesn't guarantee success, but without it you don't have a chance.

I love the challenge of the game. I love the work. My goal right now is to have a season next year that will make people forget about this one. I'll use things like this for motivation. I'm pumped. I'm hungry.

Some things are meant to be and if it was, you will know it.

I hate the word 'potential'-potential means you haven't gotten it done.

I had a great year and left my guts out on the field.

Michael Jordan told me the way he kept the crown was by always outworking everyone else because he knew everyone was always coming after him. You can sneak up on people when you are 18, 19, 20. It's tougher when you're established. Before, I'd see 13, 14, 15 pitches that I could drive in a game. Now, I see one, two or three, so I have to be better.

I've learned in my career, it is much better to be recognized for all the great things you do on the field.

My mother's the most special person in my life ... I consider her my MVP: Most Valuable Parent.

I'm having a hard time finding a date. I don't trust any women I meet. I'm very skeptical.

You can have fun, respect the game and also play it hard. When you have that combination, you're going to put yourself in a position to be successful.

You can take my cars or my house, just don't mess with my clothes.

With what has occurred in my life, the baseball field is where I feel most comfortable. That's what I feel I was born to do and it's what I do best.

Leadership is a role you have to earn in order to be effective.

Always follow your dreams, don't let anyone tell you that you can't be something.

I want to be the best, and the best work. You have to earn what you get, and you have to work to keep it.

We (Derek Jeter and I) always talk about getting old, gray, and fat when our careers are over and just having a good time. He's like me. He wants to have a good time and be a good person. It's a weird situation for us. It's just like we're looking in the mirror. the only difference is I'm on the West Coast and he's on the East Coast.

I guess anytime you are mentioned with Hank Aaron, it is the ultimate compliment, not only as a hitter, but obviously, the great ballplayer that he was.

Why do people sing Take Me Out to The Ballgame when they're already there?

It takes a lot of pressure off you just to go out and play, and your talent sometimes shines even more when you don't worry about individual stuff.

You must be present to win.

Keep reading books, stay in school. I encourage kids to read as much as they can, I challenge you to read a book every two weeks, like I try to.

Whether I hit .260 or .320, the bottom line here is to win.

No player should have to go through what I have been dealing with, and I am exhausting all options to ensure not only that I get justice, but that players' contracts and rights are protected through the next round of bargaining.

Anyone can forget about talent, but if you're a good person, your name will be remembered a long time.

I've done a lot of special things in this game, and for none of that to be considered clutch, it's an injustice.

Walking the streets of New York, a lot of people are cheering me on. It feels good.

Like I say, it's almost embarrassing to talk about. I don't know if Michael Jordan or Bill Gates or Alexander the Great or anyone is worth this type of money, but that's the market we're in today. That's what Mr. Hicks decided to pay me, and now it's time to pay him back and win a couple championships.

Not one day goes by when I don't remind myself of how grateful I am for those who came before me over the last 25 years. When I see players like Mike Schmidt and Johnny Bench, I thank them.

I truly believe my job starts the minute I leave the baseball field. Going out and catching ground balls and hitting, that's a job, and that's what I've wanted to do ever since I was a kid. But when you think about leaving that field, that's when the job and the demands really start. In New York, Seattle, every city. The community, the media, business stuff. You have to stay on a narrow path.

I've done a lot of growing up and realized a lot of things.

It's tougher when you're established. Before, I'd see 13, 14, 15 pitches that I could drive in a game. Now, I see one, two or three, so I have to be better.

I only look forward. I can't get all caught up in what I've done. I still have plenty to accomplish in the game. Hopefully, I'm just scratching the surface.

I kept thinking my father would come back, But he never did.

I've never experienced- besides the birth of my two daughters-the feeling of winning a world championship in New York in the new stadium. It's something I'll never forget.

I want to be known as Dominican-that's what I am, 100 percent ... I have a duty and responsibility to continue the legacy of Dominicans in baseball.

I want to be known as a good major-leaguer, and good major-leaguers work to become good.

I don't care if people like me or not. Respect is more important.

I'm focussing on what I haven't attained, not what I have. A lot has come to me early. I don't want to get consumed with that. Winners live in the present tense. People who come up short are consumed with future or past. I want to be living in the now. My goal is to play one full game in the now, but I haven't even gotten past the first inning yet. I start thinking about where my mom is or if my dogs have been fed. The average human has 2,000 thoughts a day. The really accomplished have 1,500 because you can focus longer. I need to learn how to focus longer.

There's no place like New York. And I found out that until you go through it for a season, you really don't know it.

I do my best hitting when I'm walking. That means I'm relaxed and my pitch recognition is a lot better.