Carlos Beltran Quotes

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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.

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

I have more confidence than I ever have before.

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

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

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 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.

Major League Baseball should retire Roberto Clemente's number, just like they did Jackie Robinson's.

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.