High school is what kind of grows you into the person you are. I have great memories, good and bad, some learning experiences and some that I'll take with me the rest of my life.
Giancarlo Stanton
You're not always happy with things that go on in life on a daily basis. There's nothing I can do. You've got to deal with it and still take care of myself.
If I'm ready to play, I want to play.
If there's a runner on third with less than two outs, I clearly do not want to strike out.
Training isn't fun for me. I do it because it's what my body needs, and I have a standard. It's a thing I make sure I do.
Yeah, I'm financially good for the rest of my life - great. But I'm not trying to come here, get my butt kicked for 10 years, and go home to a lavish lifestyle. That's not fun for me.
I'm a good beginning key.
You want to stick with one sport and master one thing and be good, yeah, you might be able to go to more combines, but the life experiences and athleticism you get from playing three sports or whatever will stick with you and help you progress.
I like that I've been able to maintain a good stomach and chest. Push-ups and sit-ups are my go-to. It is the simplest routine and the best thing to maintain my stomach and chest. I'll do about 100 of each a day, usually when I'm already warmed up.
I hate striking out, but at the same time, I'm much better at letting them go rather than, earlier in my career, worrying about it so much before the next at-bat against the guy. You grow as you play, and every year, I work to cut them down.
I wanted to be a pro athlete. I knew that.
I know I have a lot of expectations to live up to, which I need to do and am willing to do.
I want to have records on the field and do things on the field. That's what this is about.
I have only a relatively tiny gap of being at my best, in my prime. And I want to make a difference during that time.
Why would you give me so much money and not try to win? What on earth is the point of that? They have to be serious about winning going forward. There's no other logical explanation.
I thought it'd be different. Kind of like, a lot of weight lifted off of my shoulders, as I don't have to worry about finances for the rest of my life, or my family's. But it wasn't like that. It was more - there's things I need to get done.
I don't want to get in trouble here, but the All-Star Game shouldn't count for anything. It should just be for fun.
People take everything out of proportion. Everybody loves to stir something. If you listen to everything you hear, there's a lot of different directions you'd be leaning.
I hate it, but a popout is the same as a strikeout. It's a matter of productive at-bats, a matter of how you do it.
I do what I love every day.
There's not much you can complain about - you're a Major League Baseball player; you're getting paid to play a game. People want to be you, wish they could do what you do. There are some complaints here and there, but there really aren't any significant ones.
I always tried to be Mark McGwire and hit homers like he did. I was kind of following his race, too, when he was trying to break the record.
I like to connect with fans, usually positive stuff. If there is negative stuff, you just look past it and talk to the people that appreciate you.
I play 'MLB 2K,' 'Madden,' and some old-school 'Mario Kart.'
It's not like my body has changed since I've played in high school, beyond being more mature. It's not like my power has changed, either.
I played basketball, baseball, and football. I never had much downtime. But I think playing multiple sports helped tremendously in my baseball career. I have the agility of all three combined into one.
I could always hit the ball really far, but you don't need to be strong to do that.
The one thing I didn't understand was the Minor Leagues, how that part of the business works. I'd see Todd Hollandsworth out there one game, and the next game he wouldn't be there, and I didn't understand.
I can deal with losing as long as one is trying to win. If you're losing, and you're not trying to win, that is not fair.
I play to have fun. I play to win. I play for my teammates.
I'm not going to change the way I work out in the offseason and prepare. I'm not going to change the way I approach the game. I'm not going to change the way I play every day.
It's never fun to sit and watch, especially when you think you could be impacting the game.
I just want the pants and shoes to match - it doesn't have to be a high-end brand for me to wear it.
That is where I got my childhood memories, watching the Home Run Derby as a kid. Maybe some kids are watching me. I would like to return that.
I recommend multiple sports for sure. The memories I have bouncing around for each sport, having to juggle some in the same day, it's tough; it's difficult.
They say in baseball, your little flaws will stick with you from the start. It's just how you can maintain and minimize them.
As long as you don't fold up and curl up into a ball, you'll be all right.
Just worry about the work you're doing and the process of that.
Just got to keep moving. Progress.
Everyone has the answer. Everyone has this. You just got to move slowly. You get good little bits of advice and go from there.
The game is nine innings. It's not two, three. It doesn't matter if it's the fifth through the seventh or the seventh through the ninth. It's not two innings - it's nine.
I'm very comfortable here. I enjoy all aspects of it. This is a place I want to make a stamp and bring something that Miami hasn't seen before.
I don't want to come to an empty stadium.
You can't change the past with a couple good months.
I want to win, and I want to win in Miami.
We've got to trust that we are all in it to win it.
It's strictly winning that is going to bring back the fan market.
We don't just say this every spring training - 'Playoffs, World Series.' You've got to do it.
I don't need to go every day and re-evaluate, 'Am I living up to this? Or that or this?'
I'm going to prepare up to the best of my ability, either way. I'll alter it as I need to.
