Carlos Beltran Quotes

I used to think it would be neat to play my whole career with one team. But as a baseball player you want to come to the ballpark every day knowing you have a chance to win and that the games mean something.

I like people talking about me, about my defense or what I'm doing. I like to see that, and that makes me work hard.

When you're close to your family, you want to be close to them.

I can't change something that I've been all my life. But I can work to express myself and talk more.

I don't want to be hiding from people. It would be difficult to be recognized everywhere, so that I couldn't do things ordinary people do.

I have more confidence than I ever have before.

My mom and dad gave me everything they could have given me.

I'm a family man. I just love being around my family.

Now that I feel 100 percent, I'm looking forward to playing my game the way I want to-getting on base, stealing bases and trying to help the team any way I can.

I like to be aggressive. I like to swing the bat.

I just need to come to the park every day thinking something good is going to happen to me and hoping today is going to be the day.

I learned that I have to work hard every day, that I can't get down if I get in a slump.

When I was in Kansas City everything was going well for me. My marriage was good and I was very successful in baseball but something was missing in my life. That something was Christ. Every human being is born with a little defect in his heart. That defect is a hole in the heart that can only be filled by Jesus Christ.

I was always thinking, 'One day I want to be like Bernie Williams.'

I pray to God to be a great player, but I want to keep my life.

I know there are a lot of expectations of me, and I will do the best I can.

I think I can play in the big leagues 10 or 15 years. But more important to me is winning-win, make the playoffs.

Running after balls, diving, taking a home run away, it gives me such a good feeling. I am happy to do it.

I play because I know I can play the game, so it's their decision whether or not they want to keep me or they wanna trade me. Whatever decision they make, I will understand it.

My goal is to win. It doesn't matter how I do. I want to do well, but I just want the team to win.

It's going to be crazy. I'm guessing when we play against the Dominicans, half the field will be Dominican fans and half will be Puerto Rican fans. With all the big-time players in the World Classic, it's going to be huge.