Gary Carter Quotes

I grew up on the softball field. Every day I would take my glove and my bat with me.

I swing hard all the time. That's what I've done my whole life - hit.

We were brothers off the field, but there was no love lost on it. We fought like cats and dogs. Wes was always trying to strike me out, and meantime, I was always trying to hit a home run off him.

I've been in basketball a long time, and nobody is more of a competitor than I am.

As long as I am able to compete physically with the younger players, I am going to play.

It doesn't matter if it's Spencer Dinwiddie, Taurean Prince, DeAndre Jordan, I'm trying to win that matchup every time.

I was a football player and competitor in life.

He (Jackie Robinson) was the greatest competitor I've ever seen. I've seen him beat a team with his bat, his ball, his glove, his feet and, in a game in Chicago one time, with his mouth.

When I see that little white ball go up, I want to catch it, no matter what. If I have to knock myself silly doing it, so be it.

Whoever want my spot can play me one-on-one for it.

Growing up, I was a big Red Sox fan and looked up to guys like Dustin Pedroia, who's obviously not the biggest guy, but the way he competes, the way he works, it was motivating for me.

Cristiano works hard. We have our battles, but I admire him. He is a guy with great dedication, and he's competitive.

If I'm on the pitch, I want to just try to give my best performance every game.

I want to be on the pitch, and I want to be cool.

Athletics is not like cricket; we feed on the competition and that makes us bring out the best in us.

I think baseball was really reality when I was a freshman in high school.

I love to compete.

Basketball is just something else to do, another facet of life. I'm going to be a success at whatever I choose because of my preparation. By the time the game starts, the outcome has been decided. I never think about having a bad game because I have prepared.

A hard-fought, well-fought, hairline-close game is as classical in sports as tragedy is in the theater. Victory is contained within defeat, and defeat is contained within victory. That's the way it is in the best of games. What counts in sports is not the victory, but the magnificence of the struggle.

I am a competitor, I want to go out there and lay it all on the line for my team.

On the court, I'm not afraid of anything. I try to have confidence and have a belief in myself.

The fans treated me with a lot of respect, and I played as hard as possible every night. I wanted to win. I'm going to always be a competitor.

He hit the ball so hard, I couldn't even turn around in time to see it go over the fence.

All you umpires, back to the bleachers. Referees, hit the showers. It's my game. I pitch, I hit, I catch. I run the bases. At sunset, I've won or lost. At sunrise, I'm out again, giving it the old try.

My dad always told me to play hard and know that the people you're competing with and against are working just as hard or harder. So don't let them out-work you.