Vladimir Guerrero Quotes (19 Quotes)

This one felt like it was more stretched out. Today it feels fine.

It feels pretty special, because those are guys that I've heard were tremendous players, ... To be in that company is very meaningful.

I feel happy that today I am going to play. I am excited to be on the field today.

A lot of the talk before was suitcases and how many do you have, how many are you going to send home ... Nowadays, we don't even talk about that. It's fun to talk about just playing the game and finishing strong and extending the season. My focus has changed from thinking about suitcases to how we extend the season deep into October.

If something looks good, I'm swinging. They pay me to hit. I look at the ball and swing.

I don't think I was anxious, ... I've always been a very aggressive hitter. When I make outs with pitches out of the strike zone, it's something I've done my whole career.

I feel happy with what I've done after coming back from a bad injury, ... I'm taking the same hacks I took before, I just feel good right now.

It means a lot to do it at home. I really wanted to do it here for the fans, ... I never had a doubt that eventually it was going to come. Now I don't have to think about it anymore. I think it looked like I was even more anxious because I always swing at

I swung after they took me out (Thursday), ... I just wanted to make sure I could tell (manager) Mike (Scioscia) I was OK. I didn't want to wait until (Friday).

Because authorities wanted results fast, competition was strong and there was great incentive for development of the game, ... Many athletes eagerly took up baseball.

I've said from the beginning that I would not play and I haven't changed my original plan.

The fun thing was coming to the ballpark every day knowing I was fighting for something for the first time in my career. I was fighting to go to the playoffs and I was looking at guys who had been there before to guide me.

I think it looked like I was a little more aggressive than I was, ... I swing at bad pitches anyway, but I was swinging at even more bad pitches and missing. It looked worse. But I was thinking about the milestone, no doubt about it.

It's not a big game. It's very important to win today, but just to break the streak they had.

Right now I have to think about here. I know about the jersey but I have to think about my family. I'm thinking about baseball and not thinking about what is going on in my country.

I am very, very happy for the fans, ... I really wanted to do it here for them because they have been very supportive. Out in right field, people kept telling me that I would do it. I am happy there is still some baseball left to play.

I just have to come back tomorrow and try again, ... I have to look at the ball and keep swinging.

It's really something that's not new, even though I changed leagues and changed teams. If they walk me intentionally, it's just one more runner on base. I have faith in the guys hitting behind me.

I always swing at bad pitches, ... But lately I was swinging at even worse ones.