Mookie Betts

“Yeah, there's always room for improvement.”

“When you start rushing into things, that's when you get some deals that may not be the right ones.”

“I'm not a huge vocal guy.”

“I just want to be that role model that the kids can look up to, and say, 'I want to be like him. I want to be just like Mookie Betts.'”

“Even though this is a business you do have people here that you're with every day, like your family. You want to go play for them and you want to win with them. You have to find a way to do that but understand that there is a business side to it. You have to find a way to understand.”

“I just try to do whatever I can to win the game.”

“I'm 5-foot-9, 180 pounds. I don't have much else to work with, so I just try to use my bat speed and get the most out of what I've got.”

“Obviously, you're going to have your ups and your downs, but the more ups I can have and the quicker the downs are, the better I'll be.”

“No matter what I say, people are going to have their opinions and there is nothing I can do about that.”

“However it is I get on base, or whatever happens, happens.”

“I don't care about the home runs as much as just being consistent and RBIs.”

“In order to be great you have to continue to put in the work.”

“I learned from my dad and my mom somebody should only have to tell you once. Whether it's me getting in trouble, they said I should only have to tell you once. I've kind of took that and made that for all aspects.”

“I want to play every day and help the team get to where we want to be.”

“I can pull off a range of outfits from nice, edgy suits to more rugged, casual looks. Your look one day can be totally different than the next day, and for me, it's all about owning that.”

“Five World Series rings, 3000-plus hits, the fame, the fortune and playing for the second most historic franchise in baseball... These are just some of the reasons kids would always say they want to grow up to be just like Derek Jeter.”

“You have to have sound mechanics to repeat the same delivery each time. That's the hard part. Since I don't bowl all the time I'm not consistent with my mechanics.”

“Some people kind of get lost in what everyone else is doing and not pay attention to themselves, and I think I'm one where I pay attention to myself and can set the example for the people coming up.”

“Precision matters, breh.”

“I think when you're stressing, or worried about your performance, worrying about this and worrying about that, that's when things start to get tough and you're not enjoying it anymore and it becomes a job. Although it is our job to play, still you have to understand that it's a game and you have to enjoy it.”