Top 40 Manny Machado Quotes

It’s been humbling to have multiple teams interested in me and have people talking about my free agency and what I should do.

Try to be on every pitch, try to be in the moment, and try to think every ball’s going to come at you, no matter if it’s not, but trying to get that mindset going.

I’m going to the All-Star Game as an Oriole and as a shortstop. It’s just always a blessing. I thank God.

I just try to enjoy the game, play with a smile on my face, and be the best I can be.

Tempers flare at times. That’s what good teams do: they react to things and go out there and leave it all on the field.

I can’t tell you how much it means for the Dodgers’ front office, who were already winning without me, to bring me over to help win a championship. Hopefully, I can help deliver that.

At the end of the day, I play baseball, and I don’t let anything else get in my head.

I have to switch my own mentality into a winning mode, not playing for myself or trying to be selfish.

Every time you put on an Oriole uniform, it’s always a great blessing, and you always want that opportunity to put that on.

Playing at home is always better. You get to sleep in your own bed, drive your own car, and see your own fans.

I definitely want to be in a place where I can win long-term and be a part of World Series teams for many years to come.

Just go out there and play every day. Every day is a new day. Every day is the same day. You’ve got to just be ready to play.

Huge Kobe fan growing up. My dog’s name is Kobe.

I’m here to win a World Series. I’m excited to be here with my team. I’m excited to be here with the Dodgers. We’ve got one goal, which is to win, and we’re not going to stop until we get it.

Hitting is hard, and even when you work to improve, you can still struggle.

Defense, for me, is where I really love to put work in most. Defense is, in my mind, what wins games.

I love baseball.

I’m not going to lie: it’s tough. There were a couple of games where you’re down, and you’re in a really dark place, and you don’t know if you’re ever going to come out of it. You realize, ‘Hey, I’m having a bad day,’ but you realize there are people out there having worse days.

Obviously, we need to stand in front of a camera and answer questions, but ultimately, I just play baseball. That’s what I’m good at; that’s what I know.

I talk to everyone, but most of the people I hang out with are Latin.

I’m not the type of player that’s going to be Johnny Hustle and run down the line and slide to first base. That’s just not my personality. That’s not my cup of tea. That’s not who I am.

Do I want to play for a contending team? Yeah. Do I want to go to the playoffs? Yeah. Do I want to win a ring? Of course I do.

I’ve been doing this since I was a kid. I’m always going to play the game with a smile on my face, blowing bubbles, sunflower seeds, whatever it is. That’s just who I am.

I loved LeBron when he was in Cleveland. Loved him in Miami. And loved him when he went back to Cleveland.

At the end of the day, the most important goal is to get to the World Series and to win the World Series.

I know I can be a way better player as a shortstop than I can at third.

I’m playing in the World Series. Can’t get any better than this.

I’m proud to be a Padre. At the end of the day, this is where I wanted to be, and I’m very happy to be here.

What happens on the field stays on the field.

Baltimore will always have a piece of my heart.

Yonder showed me the ropes about life, showed me the ropes about baseball life; he showed me a lot that I couldn’t have learned by myself.

I always will be the villain, no matter what. I don’t know why.

I know the feeling of being in the postseason and losing. It’s not fun.

I’m excited to be a Padre.

Obviously, getting traded halfway through the year is always tough. New faces, new teammates, guys you played against but don’t know on a personal level.

I’ve played third base for a couple years. I did well, and I thought I was an elite player at that position, but at the end of the day, I’ve been a shortstop my entire life.

Would be a dream to play with family.

It’s always worth it when you come out here and put on a uniform and step on that field. It’s the best feeling you’ll ever have.

I hustle, I run down the line, I do whatever I can to win ball games. Those are the only things we can control as baseball players.

Don’t let the ball hit you. Catch it or get out of the way. And if you get out of the way, that’s when you have to stop playing.