Carlos Correa

“Puerto Rico means a lot to me. I love Puerto Rico.”

“When I signed with Minnesota, I knew that for us to get to a World Series, at some point, we would have to beat the Astros.”

“My wife loves it here, loves it in Minnesota.”

“I've taken big steps in my life.”

“I already have an Rookie of the Year. I have All-Star. I've got a World Series championship. That's amazing.”

“Sometimes when you fail that makes you realize that you still have a lot to improve.”

“You just go out there and swing at good pitches and see what happens and hope for the win at the end of the night.”

“I think I'm a better player because of my mental approach to the game.”

“I grew up boxing and I loved it, but I realized, 'Man, in baseball, you don't get hit as much.'”

“They wanted me to move because they said in the States I would have a better chance to get drafted higher because the scouts would be watching me play in the States all the time, and I said no. I wanted to be able to show everyone that from Puerto Rico you can do it as well.”

“Roberto Alomar was the guy in Puerto Rico I looked up to. He was a great player, both defensively and offensively. And he was in Puerto Rico helping people out.”

“I want to be able to perform to the best of my ability.”

“My mind is bulletproof.”

“I'm a guy that needs to work every day to do the same and be prepared physically and mentally.”

“When I'm healthy, I know what I can do.”

“If I didn't play baseball, I would probably study accounting.”

“When you work hard every single day and you prepare yourself the right way, there should be no doubt in your mind you are going to perform out there.”

“I've gotten better from my experiences of playing every day. It makes you play better.”

“Sometimes you've got to get knocked down a little bit in order for you to clean up some things and work even more and get better.”

“People ask me if I put pressure on myself. Honestly, I don't. To me, pressure creates distractions and there is no time for distractions in baseball. To play this game you need to be as focused as possible.”