Quotes from Giancarlo Stanton

It's not like my body has changed since I've played in high school, beyond being more mature. It's not like my power has changed, either.

I just want the pants and shoes to match - it doesn't have to be a high-end brand for me to wear it.

I could always hit the ball really far, but you don't need to be strong to do that.

I like to connect with fans, usually positive stuff. If there is negative stuff, you just look past it and talk to the people that appreciate you.

High school is what kind of grows you into the person you are. I have great memories, good and bad, some learning experiences and some that I'll take with me the rest of my life.

You're not always happy with things that go on in life on a daily basis. There's nothing I can do. You've got to deal with it and still take care of myself.

It can take years to earn respect, but it only takes one day to lose it.

I play to have fun. I play to win. I play for my teammates.

I wanted to be a pro athlete. I knew that.

I hate it, but a popout is the same as a strikeout. It's a matter of productive at-bats, a matter of how you do it.

Living in fear or judgement is not how I will spend my life. Realizing that this life is all I get and your life is all you get, brings a need to make the best of all possible.

I thought it'd be different. Kind of like, a lot of weight lifted off of my shoulders, as I don't have to worry about finances for the rest of my life, or my family's. But it wasn't like that. It was more - there's things I need to get done.

As long as you don't fold up and curl up into a ball, you'll be all right.

I always tried to be Mark McGwire and hit homers like he did. I was kind of following his race, too, when he was trying to break the record.

I know I have a lot of expectations to live up to, which I need to do and am willing to do.

Why would you give me so much money and not try to win? What on earth is the point of that? They have to be serious about winning going forward. There's no other logical explanation.

The one thing I didn't understand was the Minor Leagues, how that part of the business works. I'd see Todd Hollandsworth out there one game, and the next game he wouldn't be there, and I didn't understand.

There's not much you can complain about - you're a Major League Baseball player; you're getting paid to play a game. People want to be you, wish they could do what you do. There are some complaints here and there, but there really aren't any significant ones.

They say in baseball, your little flaws will stick with you from the start. It's just how you can maintain and minimize them.

I'm not going to change the way I work out in the offseason and prepare. I'm not going to change the way I approach the game. I'm not going to change the way I play every day.

I recommend multiple sports for sure. The memories I have bouncing around for each sport, having to juggle some in the same day, it's tough; it's difficult.

I have only a relatively tiny gap of being at my best, in my prime. And I want to make a difference during that time.

We don't just say this every spring training - 'Playoffs, World Series.' You've got to do it.

I hate striking out, but at the same time, I'm much better at letting them go rather than, earlier in my career, worrying about it so much before the next at-bat against the guy. You grow as you play, and every year, I work to cut them down.