A biography for Trea Turnerhasn’t been written yet.
“It doesn't matter what you're hitting - if you're not living up to your own expectations, then it's hard to have fun.”
“I know we're not going to win every game.”
“It's funny, I've always wanted to work crazy hard.”
“I don't want to be a slap hitter, but be a dangerous hitter in the lineup and want people to come right at me.”
“I know I have a good swing. It's a matter of repeating it.”
“I really learned how to steal bases from my coaches my freshman year at NC State.”
“You can't let somebody else kind of take your joy away from you.”
“I feel like you'd rather have a speed guy hit than walk him.”
“I live my life day to day.”
“I'm not shooting for it, but I'll take eight straight hits any day of the week.”
“It's always nice to have your name associated with other great players and a record.”
“It's always special when you receive an award. Up here in the big leagues is special.”
“The one thing that I do have that I really like is I framed some of my jerseys. In college, I played for Team U.S.A. I framed some of those jerseys. I framed my jersey when I got drafted by the Padres. I do have my first stolen base ever from when I stole a base in 2015. I have the actual base, which is pretty neat.”
“The offseason's a big deal for everyone.”
“My mom's always asking me for hits and stolen bases and home runs and different things on Mother's Day and her birthday.”
“I watched a little bit of Altuve - how he hits, the pitches that he hits.”
“I just want to play baseball, basically.”
“I never wanted to be a slap hitter. It would hurt my pride if someone called me one. I wanted to be a guy who could do everything.”
“Obviously, I think the most meaningful thing is winning, and winning the World Series, but the way you help your team, if that is stealing bases and you can be the best at it, I think that's pretty cool.”
“Any time a coach pushes you to do something that you think is a little crazy, I think that's them believing in you that you can do it.”