A biography for Nolan Arenadohasn’t been written yet.
“I know I should thank God for what I have.”
“God has blessed me to play and that's what I'm going to do.”
“I grew up in Southern California, not too far from Dodger Stadium. And my entire family loves baseball.”
“The best players in this game are consistent, year in and year out. That's what I'm trying to do on defense. It's harder to do on offense, but I'm trying my best to do that, too.”
“I think free agency is something you earn.”
“I'd rather win a World Series than have my number retired.”
“I loved my moment in Colorado. I loved everything. I played with excitement.”
“When I was younger I used to watch 'Flavor Flav's.'”
“The love of the game and the way I play comes from my family, the Latin side more than anything.”
“When I overthink when I have the ball, that's when I make the error and get myself in trouble.”
“My dad was born in Cuba and my mother's family is Puerto Rican. But my parents are both extremely proud to be American citizens, and they raised me to take pride in being from this country.”
“You want to win in a place where you've been all of your life.”
“The more games you play, the more comfortable you'll feel.”
“You want to have individual success like anybody else, but as long as we win, it doesn't matter.”
“Whenever you're not getting hits, it turns to being about the result, and you've got to make sure it's always about the process.”
“We're baseball players, right? We make great money. Regardless if we don't make the money we want, we're still making great money. A lot of people in this world are struggling a lot harder than us.”
“I used to be a Dodgers fan but I can't root for them anymore.”
“That's something I'm not worried about with St. Louis. They always bring up guys that are ready to go, you know, and they always go about producing players that are ready to go and contribute.”
“I want to be 'a dude,' a guy that can help the team win. Mike Trout is a guy, Adam Jones, Clayton Kershaw, those are dudes, the big dogs.”
“I don't want to act like hitting homers isn't a great feeling, because it is.”