Quotes About Trade

I'm not going to be a guy that says, 'Oh I want to get traded' and then go to a situation where I'm not happy.

I've been traded before.

We have traded a dictator for a chaos that has left America less secure.

My penalty for rocking the boat was being traded.

That first year in Chicago was one of the most memorable in my career. Getting traded rejuvenated me, and I had something to prove. I wanted to show them what I could do.

When I was traded from the Oakland A's to the Atlanta Braves before the 2005 season, a childhood dream was realized. I grew up a Braves fan just a few hours south of Atlanta, and it was hard for me to believe that I was going to actually play for the Atlanta Braves and legendary manager Bobby Cox.

The Red Sox believe what's written. If it's written that I should be traded, more times than not, that's what ends up happening. Look at the people who've gotten traded around here. It's not their doing.

In the beginning, when I signed with Miami, they said they were never gonna trade me, and then, after first year, boom, they traded me to Toronto.

Anytime a guy gets traded at midseason - a young player - it's surprising.

You get traded. It happens. It's part of the business.

Jobs, as such, are a relatively new concept. People may have always worked, but until the advent of the corporation in the early Renaissance, most people just worked for themselves. They made shoes, plucked chickens, or created value in some way for other people, who then traded or paid for those goods and services.

I only had one player in my 33 years of sports that couldn't be traded. He wore No. 23 - and 45 when he played baseball.

Whenever you get traded out and you are playing for a winning team, it's always good.

When you get traded, the first thing you have to do is self-reflect and think about how you can get better. It has only helped me become a better player and think the game through.

Fully implementing the WTO trade facilitation agreement is one ingredient to reduce border delays and costs for traded merchandise.

People used to trade their guitars to get new ones; I never traded anything.

Everybody - come on - everybody is going to get traded at some point.

When I first came to Atlanta, I did not want to come here; I got traded here.

If I get traded, I get traded. It's a part of the business.

Everyone knows my career was catapulted to another level when I got traded to the Boston Celtics.

I mean, if you're going to get traded, you're always looking for a good team to play with.

I had told my wife that I was thinking of retiring at the end of the year. I was thinking I didn't want to do it anymore, but then I was traded to the Dodgers.

Some people want to stay with one team but they get traded.

I wasn't expecting to be traded, so it definitely was a surprise to me. But things happen in this league so I just decided to take in stride and start a new journey in Milwaukee.