I hang in there all the time. I'm not afraid to be taken out. I think that's the biggest thing to do-just stay in there on the double play.
Dustin PedroiaWhen I play videogames I'm trying to go deep every pitch. I'm definitely not going to try to do that in real life. In the (video)game I'm trying to leave the yard.
Dustin PedroiaI'm going to go out there and be who I am, and if you don't like it, then watch somebody else.
Dustin PedroiaPeople always ask me if I wish I were bigger. I tell them no. I always wanted to be a miniature badass.
Dustin PedroiaI just try to see the ball and hit it. If I get a hit, I get a hit. If I get out, I get out. There's no secret about it.
Dustin PedroiaI don' really care what people think. I don't really have to prove anything to anybody. I just have to prove stuff to my teammates.
Dustin PedroiaI go out and break my leg next year and can't play ever again, I got 40 million dollars. Nothing's guaranteed in this world, except that 40 million dollars.
Dustin PedroiaJust because somebody swings one way and I swing another way doesn't mean he's better than me or I'm better than him ... Does my swing get hits? Yes.
Dustin PedroiaI put the blinders on and just work as hard as I can, and hopefully I'll just continue to be a better player.
Dustin Pedroia