David Wright Quotations

We're going to need to find it real quick if we're going to stay in this thing.

We've got Carlos Delgado, Carlos Beltran, Cliff Floyd, guys that have a lot of power.

Last year we started off pretty horrible and this year we're off to a good start. If this was a football season we'd be sitting pretty right now, but in baseball, we have a long way to go.

No one's going to be selfish. Not this year. We can have a special year with all the talent we have here.

My favorite player growing up was Cal Ripken Jr.. To play that many consecutive games, he played hurt a lot. I loved that about him. That's the kind of guy I want on my team. That's the kind of guy I want to go to battle with.

Now we have to prove to ourselves and the rest of baseball that we can win on the road.

Obviously it hurts us not having our big guys in there. Hopefully we get them back soon. But we have a lot of confidence in the guys we're throwing out there. If we hit, we're going to win. We're not going to win too many games getting three hits and one run.

Obviously it hurts not having our big guys out there. But we're not going to win too many games getting three hits and one run.

I guess I'm just different. To me, it's the same.

I have everything in my iPod, from rap to country to R&B to alternative to Sinatra.

I bet you anything we're back around that 21,000 figure this year. Our numbers will be where they've always been except for last year. Last year was nothing but the weather.

I have a lot of respect for guys who go out there with aches and pains and play hurt. I would hope that respect is mutual.

I had released all that was worst in me. It was a shame I had to kill them.

I felt like we could've (qualified more). We had an opportunity in the consolation matches. We were bound to get four or five through. I would've like to have seen more than one go.

I don't think we're in a slump. We hit some balls hard tonight, but just right at someone. We're not concerned.

I don't think it's so much our offense as we've run into great pitchers,

I don't think Pedro hit him intentionally. But if he did or didn't, we're his teammates, and we have his back. That's the way it's supposed to be.

He works his tail off. His work ethic is one of the best in the game and he's always trying to improve his game. He just cares so much and maybe that's why he got into a funk last year. He pressed so hard.

He is about as intelligent a hitter as you can get, it?s amazing how quick he makes adjustments. You see him get fooled on a pitch, he steps out, you can see him clear his mind and you can see him make that adjustment. That?s what makes him better than a majority of the guys in the big leagues. Good hitters make adjustments in between games, and he makes adjustments in between pitches.

He'd put a lot of pressure on himself, I think. He wanted to carry us, ... He might be a little calmer now.

We're off to a pretty good start, but it is still April. Our approach is every day we're trying to beat other teams.

He's a game-changer. He can beat you so many different ways. He can certainly put a team on his shoulders and carry it.

He?s a lefty that was spotting well and throwing all three pitches for strikes. We have a pretty aggressive lineup, and a guy like that is going to give you problems because you can get yourself out. Just a lot of arms and legs coming at you.

He seems to be the one to always drop the hammer.

He's got that goofy smile and the kids love him with the big head. He reminds me of Ramon Castro. He's very friendly, outgoing. Mr. Met just symbolizes mascots in general the quirky nature, the way he carries himself. It's fun to look up in the stands sometimes and see what kind of shenanigans he's up to.

He's got that goofy smile and the kids love him with the big head, ... He reminds me of Ramon Castro. He's very friendly, outgoing. Mr. Met just symbolizes mascots in general the quirky nature, the way he carries himself. It's fun to look up in the stands sometimes and see what kind of shenanigans he's up to.

He's filthy. He locates the ball so well and he doesn't make mistakes. He was incredible.

When he comes into the game, you know you're going to need some help. You have to come in with your 'A' game with him or it's over.

He was one of the guys who showed me the ropes. He was very supportive, he was very caring the time he was here. And it's going to be fun to compete against him.

He was phenomenal in spring training and I don't expect anything different. He's very cool, calm and collected.

He was fantastic. Obviously, it hurts us not having our big guys out there.

He just has this look in his eye that's confident. He has that inner confidence, that swagger, that trickles down. When your leader has that confidence, it makes you confident.

It didn't matter what we agreed to. He just wanted more.

I think that right now it's good to take baby steps. Obviously, the goal at hand is to win the division.

I think a lot of people didn't think that was a strike.

I was looking around the infield today and was excited to see what could be.

Just because we started 8-2, that means nothing come September. But I think if you ask anybody in here, we're pretty satisfied with how the first 10 games have gone. We've got to keep at it. The winning teams seem to never fall into that mode where you lose a couple in a row. They find a way to bounce back and that's what they need to do.

I see many parents who still view this as a rite of passage, like they know their kid is going to experiment with pot just like they'll experiment with cigarettes. I'm telling you, it's absolutely not OK to think like that anymore. I'm pretty sure most of these parents would be shocked if they sampled some of the pot that's out there right now.

I remember when I first got called up how giddy I was. Seeing him, how he just carries himself with poise and a maturity level, is phenomenal. I expect big things.

Surprisingly, Utah is the second highest in the nation in the number of eighth-graders taking algebra, but we are still low in achievement. Our state math core only goes through linear equations.

Some kids manage to get through that experimentation with no lasting problems. But others don't, and there's no way of knowing ahead of time which group your kid will fall in.

Look, I started off batting seventh last year, so to me it was great that Willie started trusting me, moving me up a little at a time. People tell me all the time, 'You should be ticked off where you're hitting.' But I'm not, not at all.

I won't say it's World Series or bust. We haven't been to the playoffs since 2000. We have to take those small steps before we take that giant leap.

I think everybody in our lineup is seeing better pitches. Up and down our lineup, we're helping each other out and seeing better pitches because of everybody, not just because of the middle of our order.

It doesn't matter what kind of haircut he has. It's not going to make him look any better.

I think he's definitely earned the respect of baseball players everywhere.

Well, as you might expect I'm not in your camp on this, Andrew.

You knew he wasn't feeling as good as he could have felt. But he was out there every day. That's big to see. Cliff's a big influence.

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We have to take baby steps before we can take giant leaps.

We have such a versatile lineup. We've got speed and power and that produces good at-bats. Everybody in the lineup sees better pitches. Up and down the lineup, we help each other out.

We had a lot of support from the state and from individual investors and from institutions.

We have all the right tools, all the right pieces. Now, the biggest goal is to get that chemistry, that cohesiveness, that we are playing for one another.

We have all the right pieces to make the puzzle. I'm not saying it's World Series or bust. The first step is for us to become a playoff-caliber team. We have to take small steps before we can make a giant leap.

You know you're getting a new stadium and that's going to attract more free agents for us.

To go to the Welcome Home Dinner at 0-1 wouldn't have been any fun.

We're not going out there and setting our goals to try and knock teams out of the playoffs. We're trying to just make sure to finishing on a strong note that can springboard us into next year.

You look in the stands and you see grown men crying. It was special to be a part of it as a player. You've got to be The Man to have a major-league game stop for you. As a teammate you go through a wide range of emotions. It's obviously sad. I saw a tear come from his eye. But it's also great to see the fans respect and support him the way they did.

You look in the stands and you see grown men crying,

It's so unique. Wilson Park is just such a gem. It's in a convenient location.

I love being a Met. It was my favorite team growing up, so to be a Met to me is very special.

If have the choice, to play or not play, I would rather be in there, ... But I appreciate Willie calling me in and being concerned.

People only rooted for the underdog in movies, not in middle school.

The brilliant thing about baseball is you're never really out of it.The brilliant thing about baseball is you're never really out of it - things can turn around in this game so quickly.

I do like to wear the same hat on game days, but I consider that more of a routine thing than a superstition.

When I first got to the majors in 2004, female fans held up signs asking me to marry them. Those girls today were what, 13, 14? I'm 23, but that's a little young even for me.

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I just want to taste what it's like to win in New York

I'm very confident in what I do, but I'd like to think I don't ever show any kind of cockiness or overconfidence.

Baseball is the reason I have my apartment, baseball is the reason I'm on the cover of video game. Baseball is what I do.

When you don't win I think you have to evaluate everybody.

Most of my friends are people I've known since I was a kid. I don't have an entourage or anything.

There's a lot more to playing in the big leagues in New York than just the baseball part.

To me, the fun part of hitting is the thinking part. It's the game within the game.

I'm very modest. I know that baseball is a very humbling game.

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Baseball caps never go out of style and are easy to wear. Beyond baseball, beyond sports, I really do think a baseball cap is for everyone.

I don't care how much I'm talked about or hyped. It's still up to me to go out and perform.

I want to win a World Series. I couldn't care less about MVP.

I take great pride in going out there and playing through pain.

As soon as baseball becomes a job, as soon as I stop caring, as soon as the smile goes away, I'll hang up my spikes and do something else.

Sure, finishing last has negative connotations. But finishing second-to-last or last is still losing.

I’m always looking to improve. And every year I want to do better than the year before.

When it’s all said and done, I want to be able to say I got the most out of my potential. I don’t want to look back, however many years from now, and say, ‘I wonder if I would have worked a little harder. I wonder if I would have done this or done that, how things would have turned out.’ I want to, when it’s all said and done, be able to put my head on my pillow and say, ‘I did everything I could do — good or bad.’

Whether you have a great game or a terrible game, tomorrow's another day and you've got to come out here and compete.

I take positives out of negatives all the time.

We're trying to make everyone uncomfortable with this report. Whether it's students or higher-education leaders or governments, we all have to do more.

We picked up the first win (of the last series against the Braves at Shea) and still lost the last two. We need to stay focused.

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We wouldn't want the housing to impact Lake Marie and the rest of the (lighthouse) park.

This year, we definitely have a team that's capable of making the playoffs. Right now, we're phenomenal on paper.

The play I botched in the ninth has to be made. It was a battle and I let my teammates down.

When money is involved like this, you have to be really good friends.

We had a respectful disagreement. It has happened before and it will happen after me.

We've had our backs to the wall and bounced back all season. But it hurts more when you're in a pennant race.

We have a certain swagger to us. We have a lot of confidence. We just have an attitude about us right now that we don't think we're going to lose.

We got a full head of steam with the momentum we got from that inning.

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