Alex Cora

“Bartolo used to do his cardio work during the game. They had the Stairmaster and there were two TVs. One with the game and one with the Spanish soap opera. He'd watch both at the same time, but he knew what was going on with the game.”

“I'm just a utility guy.”

“If we keep living in the past, we're going to pay the price.”

“Everybody's in the best shape of their life when they come to spring training.”

“We go to my mom's house on Christmas Eve.”

“Sometimes we try things and they don't work out. But in the end you trust your information; you trust your coaches; you trust your players.”

“I'm real. I'm who I am.”

“The speed of the game in Triple-A, Double-A is not the same as in the Big Leagues.”

“I promised myself a few years ago that if I ever got to manage winter ball again or in the minor leagues or the big leagues, I'm going to be myself.”

“Ten games, a year, two years, three years - it doesn't matter. Being suspended is hell and you don't want to go through that.”

“You talk to my mom about baseball, she's passionate about it.”

“When you celebrate, when you feel good about yourself, I don't know if it's going to change your performance, but mentally you feel better.”

“I had to pay attention to be successful. I had to think things through.”

“I watch television and when that stuff comes on about me, I find it a little bit embarrassing, the documentaries and all that.”

“We're in sports, and you have to perform.”

“It's not always about hitting the ball hard or getting hits.”

“It seems like everybody that I played for, they respected me and were very honest. There were certain situations, and I've seen it, when managers aren't honest with players. But everybody I played for, in that sense, they were very good with me.”

“For people to judge me, I understand. There's nothing I can do.”

“My mom, she's the greatest.”

“I'm not a five-tool player, if that really exists.”