A biography for Francisco Lindorhasn’t been written yet.
“If you want to be a player like Larkin, you have to come out with the same attitude every day and not back down from any challenges.”
“In social studies, we talked about Clemente. In health class, we talked about Clemente. In our house, we talked about Clemente. In baseball, every field you went to, Clemente's number was somewhere.”
“I'm a person that likes to innovate, that continues to grow and not just stay in one area.”
“Baseball could be frustrating, man. It's hard to go 0-for-35, it's hard to hit .180, it's hard to not be successful at a daily job.”
“You can't take any day for granted. You have to focus on doing things right on a daily basis.”
“My mom was my rock my whole entire life.”
“I try to live my life on being consistent and staying positive. If I do that in the game and in life every single day? I'm a great human being. I'm a great baseball player.”
“I grew up idolizing Pedro Martinez.”
“I thank the Lord for being healthy on a daily basis, to be able to compete.”
“I love tennis. I love watching. I have so much respect for the athletes.”
“People helped me throughout my whole life, so why not help others?”
“People lose jobs when guys come up to the big leagues.”
“Having success at the moment the team needs it, it definitely feels good.”
“I liked Robbie Alomar because he seemed like he was going to impact the game in different ways.”
“Before my family - my wife and my daughter - baseball was probably 85 percent of my life.”
“It's always pretty fun when you throw a cold Gatorade or cold water on someone.”
“I have faith. I believe in the Lord.”
“We Latinos always stick together. I'm not saying the Americans don't, but Latinos are more familiar. They look for each other.”
“I think there's a debate between pitchers and hitters, you know, that always is always gonna exist and when it comes to the pitch clock and stuff, you're changing the way players approach the game.”
“I have been educated my whole entire life, whether it's through my parents, through my coaches, through my agent, through teachers, through a lot of people.”