Cody Bellinger Quotes

I could have been better. That's my goal now, to be better.

I'm sort of doing a lot of the things now that I never thought I would and that I wished I had done a year or so ago.

The selfish thing about an athlete is you always look at the side of things where you say I could've done that better.

I have looked back on situations and thought that I could have handled a few differently and probably better.

With every little bit of change we make in our lives, we can maximize that small change simply by asking ourselves: 'What's next? What can I do now? What additional responsibility can I take on?'

If we can't look at the good, bad and ugly of who we are, we are never going to progress as people - ever.

I wasn't really happy with the way 2008 turned out for me. I wanted to change some things.

I'd be lying if I didn't say there were days when I went back and said, 'I wish I'd done this. I should have done that. I handled this the wrong way.' But it's always in the motivation of getting better. I've never once looked in the mirror and said, 'Oh boy, can't do this one.'

I may not be where I want to be, but thank God I am not where I used to be.

We can become anyone we want to become. It takes focusing on the aspect of ourselves we want to change and reflecting on the beliefs that cause us to act in ways that are counter to the change we seek.

Where I Was Wrong

For our improvement we need a mirror.

I'd like to do some things over again. I never want to repeat anything that went well, though - I just want to do better at slightly different things.

I have many regrets and things I wish I could go back and change, but I have also worked hard and tried to improve myself.

I'm all about evolution. I'm the first person to judge myself.

I learned that it's important to treat yourself like a work in progress, to think about how you can improve, to listen to feedback.

I know I've made mistakes, and sometimes I've talked about things too openly or directly. That wasn't good, and I've learned from that.

I wouldn't say I regret anything. I would say I just wish I did things better.

There's always something that you go 'I should've done this better, I would've done that.'

I need to get a lot better.

There are things that I need to work on, that I have worked on, and that I'll continue to work on.

Every year is different. I always try to evolve, get better and find different areas and training that can benefit me.

The way I work, I always ask myself, 'What did go well this year, and what do we need to work on?' I always have a plan in my head.

Something good happens or something bad, I think, 'What can I do better? What didn't I do this year?'

I couldn't tell you what was my last performance before I was incarcerated. I couldn't tell you what last meal I had, or anything of those things because I didn't think about it; it wasn't important to me. I think about it now. I can tell you everything I ate for the past week. I think that alone makes me a better person.