Alex Rodriguez Quotes

Alex Rodriguez shares lively sports banter, blending success, teamwork and humor.

36 quotes

1. We got a good win today. I'm going to be there offensively, there's no question in my mind. But it feels good to contribute in some other way.

2. 'I'm excited (after hitting for the cycle), but I guess it hasn't hit me yet. I'm only the second Mariner to do it and the other is Jay Buhner, who can't run.'

3. 'I'm not a real vocal guy, but sometimes you need to kick someone in the ass.'

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

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

6. 'I'd rather have a Gold Glove (Award) than a Silver Slugger (Award). Defense is so much more of a team game, and one of my goals this year was to make fewer than 25 errors.'

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

8. '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.'

9. '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.' -

10. 'The great thing is that he's always looking to improve. How good can he be? Well, we're talking about a guy who is Hall of Fame caliber.' --Lou Piniella

11. 'It is very tough for a ballplayer to get proud and to keep his dignity. There is not much difference between love and hate.' --Ichiro Suzuki, Mariners outfielder, through a translator, on Alex Rodriguez being booed on his return to Seattle. April 17, 2001 [1]

12. 'Alex is one person, and as it's been shown in New York, one person can't win a championship. He couldn't do it here. He can't do it there. You have to have a team, and you've got to have pitching.' --Rangers owner Tom Hicks, December 24, 2006 [2]

13. 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.

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

15. We (Derek Jeter and I) want to kill each other. I think we both drive each other and motivate each other. But, when we're off the field, we're like family. I think the nice thing about it is we became good friends before we even mad it to the big leagues. That makes it more of a healthy relationship.

16. I'm a terrible singer. I feel lucky to play baseball. You can't be gifted in everything.

17. Be respectful. Treat people the way you want to be treated. Respect the lowest rank and the highest rank and you'll never get in trouble.

18. 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.

19. When you think small and up the middle, good things happen.

20. 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.

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

22. 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.

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

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

25. You always dream about being on a baseball card. It's kind of funny when you finally see it.

26. I’m fighting for my life, I have to defend myself. If I don’t defend myself, no one else will.

27. I think it's just getting comfortable in New York City, comfortable in your own skin.

28. 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.

29. 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.

30. 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.

31. 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.

32. I've never felt overmatched on the baseball field. I've always been a very strong, dominant position. And I felt that if I did my work as I've done since I was, you know, a rookie back in Seattle, I didn't have a problem competing at any level. So, no.

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

34. I don't expect people to feel sorry for me. My teammates get more upset about the criticism and booing than I do.

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

36. Looks aren't the number one thing. They have to have class, intelligence, then looks. If I was the ugliest SOB in the world it would be a lot easier.