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“I just try to put the ball in play and try to help my team.”
“Not every game is going to go your way.”
“If I come to the field and I'm in the lineup, I'm going to give my 100 percent, no matter what.”
“To have a leadoff hitter who can get on base and be around every time, it's just great. It helps the team a lot because you're going to get to your third hole, your fourth hole with men on base.”
“My family has always been with me and they keep things really positive for me.”
“I like to get in the minds of the pitchers because sometimes they get scared.”
“Sometimes you try to find a way to get the pitcher out of his mind and try to get him out of his game.”
“You've got to get something that gets you hype. So I listen to some rap or whatever is quick, hard, to get me really, really pumped for the game.”
“It doesn't matter if it's going good or it's going bad. Just go out there, try to do my best.”
“I remember her telling me that if I wanted to be a star I had to know the language in the country I wanted to play in. She was right. Moms always are.”
“There's only one way to start a winning streak. That's winning the first one.”
“At the end of the day, it doesn't matter how big I am, how many people know me. I'm going to be the same guy.”
“I want to have the bat in the big moments. If I fail or if I don't, I want to be the guy up there and just enjoy that moment.”
“I play for all my family, and everything I do is for them.”
“I've been really proud about being patient and taking my walks, because they've been walking me a lot, and sometimes it's really tough.”
“Everybody wants the big stage. I'm a guy that I want to be there.”
“I'm always trying to do my best, trying to play hard.”
“I didn't even know we've got to talk with the media every day. So I was like... Wow. I was a little nervous, but every word I said, I was like 'Oh, I can do it in English.' So I started doing it in English since the first day.”
“Playing in New York - against the Mets? I love it.”
“I don't try to act like the leader or face of anything. I just act like I'm Juan.”