Alex Rodriguez Quotes on Baseball (12 Quotes)

There's probably 15 or 16 offensive categories, if you want to be a baseball junkie. I may have led in 10 or 12 of them. I think being a balanced player and saving a lot of runs on the defensive side was a major factor. Ortiz is an unbelievable offensive player.

There are so many players from so many teams, I think we do have the responsibility to show that we're the greatest country as far as baseball is concerned. We'll lace 'em up and see what happens.

Just to make it clear, I only spoke once and then I spoke again three months later. All the garbage in between was major league baseball. I didn't go back and forth. I said once, 'I wasn't playing,' and then at the end I said, 'So OK, I am playing.

The game of baseball has been my whole life. It's given me everything I have. I didn't think this was better for the game, the growth of the game, I wouldn't be playing. I felt that I owe this to the game. I've made the right decision. I'm very proud to be playing for the USA team. I plan to enjoy it.

They're very capable. Asian baseball is equivalent to European basketball where they just bring a lot of fundamentals. They do all the little things. They pitch well, run the bases well, bunt.

I would certainly trade his World Series championship for this MVP trophy, ... That's the only reason I play baseball. It's what I'm consumed to do right now.

I only spoke (publicly) once, and then I spoke again three months later. All the garbage in between was Major League Baseball. I blame them for that. I don't know who was leaking or what not. ... All this stuff, the back and forth, I would think that was ridiculous, too.

There is no sure thing in baseball.

I think the Asian baseball is equivalent to the NBA European players, where they just bring a lot of fundamentals. They do all of the little things. They pitch well, they run the bases well, they bunt well. They're kind of changing the game a bit, in a very good way.

It was one of the saddest days in baseball for me because what better example for anybody who strives to be a great player and a great person.

We came into this game with a lot of confidence. We felt like could play well and dominate this game. That's the one thing about baseball. You can't predict what's going to happen.

Shock. It was shock. You almost feel you have three or four innings to play, but you go home. . . . We feel baseball is best in the U. S. and it's difficult not to carry that out.