Anthony Rendon

“I play baseball. I don't deal with trades, free agency, any of that stuff.”

“I'm not a fan of everyone treating you different because you play a sport.”

“It's definitely tough seeing your city be devastated. People always give it the most attention when it's actually happening, but then they're not around for all of the relief and all of the rebuilding.”

“Yeah, if I see a ball in the zone then I'll try to put a good swing on it.”

“I think a lot of people look at athletes in general and think they have everything figured out. They made it to the big leagues... We're battling and going through the same stuff everyone else is going through, but just in a different way. Maybe it can be comforting knowing that we have to battle through some of the same stuff.”

“I have a good understanding that baseball is not the most important thing in the world, but at the same time you want to get a hit.”

“I'm a firm believer in Jesus, that he died for our sins. That's something I want to stand for. I want to share that to the world. That's what we're called to do.”

“I think it's like any other job. If you want an extension as a reporter or a media guy or whatever you want to do, I think you are going to open up your ears to talking about a raise or whatever it might be. I'm in the same position.”

“You're just trying to work on things in Spring Training, try to put the barrel on the ball and not peak too early.”

“A lot of people go up there and think about what they're going to do - I just hit. I relax and don't think about anything. I just want to hit the ball as hard and as far as I can.”

“I always want to play, and I always want to hold a ball or glove or bat.”

“I've tried to plan for my future in the past and it doesn't always work out the way I want it to, so leave it all up to the man upstairs.”

“We're out here playing a game and I'm not one to take it like super, super serious.”

“Everyone goes through those stretches. Everyone you talk to in this game, old coaches, old teammates, old players, whatnot, they all have those, 'Oh, I was 0-for-25, I was 0-for-30 one time.' I just try to not to get it that far, get it to that point and take it one at-bat as a time.”

“Sure, I'd love to be an all-star - without going. If that's possible.”

“My parents are people who like to stay to themselves. They're quiet. They raised me not to be boastful about anything we do.”

“As a human, yeah, it's awesome. You grow up and you are in Little League, and you want to make the all-star team; you go to college, and you want to make the all-star team. So any normal person would want to do it on the biggest stage and highest level. And I'm a normal person. I haven't changed there.”

“How am I different than anyone else? I'm a human being, and I have my faults, too.”

“Seeing how the kids react to you is pretty awesome. Not necessarily that they're star struck, but they're shy. They're kids. They don't know how to act to a new person.”

“There's kids out there that like me, so why aren't I taking the time to give back to them? If they adore me or they look up to me, just to whatever extent, I've got to show them that I care about them as well.”