Doug Baldwin Quotes

I know that I'm going to have to work hard, keep working hard, and not because of this victory think, 'I'm back.' I don't think like that. I'll definitely work hard. Things are not going to be easy. I might lose first round next week. You never know.

I've been in baseball my whole life, so I understand there's a lot in baseball that is out of your control, and you have to focus on the things you can control.

For me, always being ready and knowing that when I have my opportunity, I have to go out there and do my best. My whole career has been like that. I try to do my best in putting my focus in what I can control.

So many things in sports are out of your control, so I really don't look too far ahead.

I don't think about my losses. I only think about winning my next fight and preparing for my next fight.

Personally, I don't let my head go down; I just keep working hard.

It is very important to be confident and strong even if you lose, because you know there are tournaments coming up next, and you have to be prepared for it.

I don't know what's going to happen in the future; I just know this: I'm going to continue to give my best effort to the game, stay prepared.

I'm just going to do what I always do: train. And when it's time to fight, I go fight.

Throughout COVID, I just consistently grinded at my craft. I didn't let COVID get in the way of my goal and the goal is to be the best me that I can be for the team.

The future rewards those who press on. I don't have time to feel sorry for myself. I don't have time to complain. I'm going to press on.

In running, I can internalize that intensity. I can handle it because it's me and I'm coming back in the next race. I'm always ready for the next race.

My mom taught me to live by the three p's: to always be passionate, persistent, and prepared.

I'll always use the negativity as more motivation to work even harder and become even stronger.

Deep inside, I was hoping I'd win: The competition was tough, but I learned from other's mistakes.

What I do is prepare myself until I know I can do what I have to do.

You can't say what the outcome of a competition is going to be, so now I am ready to accept any result that comes my way, if I give my best shot.

Going in, I knew I wasn't one of the top ones, because I didn't even make the pre-season All-American team. That shows you what people thought of me right there, so I knew I had to go to work.

If you got anything to you at all as an athlete and a competitor, you don't care what the circumstances are. You still got competition.

You can't control what the other athlete is going to do; you can't control anything except for your competition and how you execute the race or how you execute the task.

All of us, in a sense, struggle continuously all the time, because we never get what we want. The important thing which I've really learned is how do you not give up, because you never succeed in the first attempt.

I love the challenge of the game. I love the work. My goal right now is to have a season next year that will make people forget about this one. I'll use things like this for motivation. I'm pumped. I'm hungry.

I think exercise tests us in so many ways, our skills, our hearts, our ability to bounce back after setbacks. This is the inner beauty of sports and competition, and it can serve us all well as adult athletes.

It was good to learn so early. They're not going to be kind to you. You have to do it and get on, and then gulp down and get better.

There are a lot of things and in order to be at the top and maintain your focus you have to have something that motivates you. For me, it was what I perceived as a lack of respect from the boxing world as well as the media, which made me want to work so hard and be great.