Dave Winfield Quotes

Baseball is not a lot of statistics to me. It's blood and tears.

To win a championship, you have to have a little bit of luck on your side.

If you ask people what they've always wanted to do, most people haven't done it. That breaks my heart.

You've got no chance of reaching the top if you're just playing for money.

And, you know, you try and preach to them there's more to this game than just walking up to home plate, swinging the bat, fielding a ground ball. There's some dedication in it, some love you've got to put into this work.

Baseball was one-hundred percent of my life.

I stand for the nation's dreams, and my life's work is to make them come true.

I never look at it as if any of my successes were given to me through fate. Getting record deals, making the songs I've made, having fans and working with the people I work with aren't chance. I know that dedication and work have gotten me to where I am and will get me to where I wanna go.

I might go 0 for 4 in a game, but I still had a chance to help the team by making plays in the field.

I just feel like there's a lot of things more important than just basketball, and I love basketball. It's what I want to do for the longest time possible. It's what I eat, it's what I sleep about, it's what I breathe, it's in my lifestyle. I just really feel like there's more important things than just putting the ball in the hoop.

There are a lot of hours and a lot of sacrifices you have to make to achieve your dreams as a tennis player.

I want to make the playoffs, and I want to compete.

I put my heart and soul into it every single day, to go out there and try and win games for the Astros.

You've got to make a lot of sacrifices and spend a lot of time if you really want to achieve with this sport, or in any sport, or in anything truly worthwhile.

I've always believed that you can be whatever you want to be if you are willing to sacrifice and dedicate yourself.

Yes, hard is good. When I was in high school, I spent a lot of time on my knees playing with balls. I guess it was only natural that I became a catcher.

Competing in sports has taught me that if I'm not willing to give 120 percent, somebody else will.

I would like to instill in people just to work hard. As long as they keep at it, their dreams will happen.

When you have a dream that you can't let go of, trust your instincts and pursue it. But remember: Real dreams take work, They take patience, and sometimes they require you to dig down very deep. Be sure you're willing to do that.

Baseball was a dream I gathered more splinters than hits.

If you could equate the amount of time and effort put in mentally and physically into succeeding on the baseball field and measured it by the dirt on your uniform, mine would have been black.

Follow your passion, be prepared to work hard and sacrifice, and, above all, don't let anyone limit your dreams.

Making the Hall of Fame, would it be something that's gratifying because of what I've sacrificed? Sure. Baseball has been a big part of our lives. We've sacrificed our bodies. It's the way we made our living.