Quotes from Anthony Rendon

How am I different than anyone else? I'm a human being, and I have my faults, too.

I think a lot of people look at athletes in general and think they have everything figured out. They made it to the big leagues... We're battling and going through the same stuff everyone else is going through, but just in a different way. Maybe it can be comforting knowing that we have to battle through some of the same stuff.

That's what a lot of people say, especially in college, it looked like I'm lackadaisical out there, like I'm not really paying attention. If I'm always tense, I'm going to be overthinking the game. I try to just go with the flow.

They always say baseball is 90 percent mental, 10 percent physical, whatever that saying is. I don't even think I know it. But this game is already a game of failure. Going into it not feeling good, battling whatever injuries, tests you even more.

Point-blank, I don't want to raise a family in baseball. Maybe I just want to be normal.

I always want to play, and I always want to hold a ball or glove or bat.

Sometimes offense wins. Sometimes pitching wins.

Greatness comes to those who wait.

You know you're going to have 162 games. You're going to have six months to play this game and playing every day is going to be a grind.

Whether it's a speeding ticket or whatever it might be, some of us are trying to get an edge some way or another in life.

If we can, like, be in the backyard playing baseball, I'd be the happiest kid in the world.

If this game is taken away from me at any time, I'd be fine going back to the house and living a happy life. If that happens, it happens.

Well, this game is not easy. There are 29 other teams, and less than 1% of the world is playing at the highest level, all supposed to be here.

You're not going to win a division, you're not going to win personal stats, titles, whatever, in the first month of the season.

You play 162 days, and you play every day, or you try to play every day, and it's going to take a toll on your body. But that's what we're out here for. We're out here to play.

A lot of people go up there and think about what they're going to do - I just hit. I relax and don't think about anything. I just want to hit the ball as hard and as far as I can.

Everyone always says don't take your defense into hitting and don't take your hitting into defense. If you feel comfortable at one of the other, I think the other is going to feed off the other.

I have my faith in God. I was told to be humble before him. Don't boast about what you have done. Don't put credit in your own hands. You have to realize He got you there.

Growing up, you think about playing in the big leagues one day. But to this scale, and winning a World Series in your hometown, I don't think you could have planned that.

It's definitely tough seeing your city be devastated. People always give it the most attention when it's actually happening, but then they're not around for all of the relief and all of the rebuilding.

I think it's like any other job. If you want an extension as a reporter or a media guy or whatever you want to do, I think you are going to open up your ears to talking about a raise or whatever it might be. I'm in the same position.

I want to be known as a Christian baseball player and I'm still trying to grow into that. But in the end, I want to be more Christian than baseball player.

I play baseball. I don't deal with trades, free agency, any of that stuff.

I think my injuries only make me stronger as a person.