Matt Holliday Professions : Baseball athlete Born : January 15, 1980 Browse All Authors Top 23 quotes by Matt Holliday I'm not a guy that sets a number of goals. If I can go out and continue to have a consistent approach every day and get to where I feel comfortable enough. Then I go into a game, relax and play, the numbers will take care of themselves. Matt Holliday games play numbers I just go out every day and try to work hard. Matt Holliday hard hard-work trying I try to work hard. I try to set a good example. I don't look at it as though I've got to be a leader. I just try to behave the way I think I should behave. If that results in a leadership role, great. Matt Holliday hard-work leader thinking I'm just enjoying playing baseball in the major leagues. Matt Holliday enjoy league baseball I never really worried about stats in the minor leagues. I was more concerned with getting better and bringing a positive attitude every day. Matt Holliday get-better league attitude I'm excited about where I am right now. Matt Holliday excited right-now You get into pro ball and you realize all the guys were the best players on their teams. You have to keep moving forward. Matt Holliday team player moving You have to look past the cool things and play the game. That's why you're here, to play the game. Matt Holliday games play past A lot of people wanted me to play college football, but I wanted to get started playing pro baseball. Matt Holliday college baseball football I'm not that big of a partier. I wasn't concerned about missing out on things in college. Matt Holliday bigs college missing I feel like I've been blessed with some athletic ability and I'd like to take advantage of it. Matt Holliday advantage athletic blessed I want to keep things simple and keep my energy focused on moving forward. Matt Holliday energy simple moving I had some tough times. Now that I look back on it, I'm very grateful for those times. I know now that I needed them. But at the time you think, 'Man, I wish I could just get to the major leagues!' Matt Holliday grateful men thinking I'm taking (the training) a little more seriously than I normally would to speed up the process. I don't care if people say I was a surprise pick. I feel like it's an honor and the people who made the decision to put me on the team know what they are talking about. To play for your country is something you can hold on to the rest of your life. Matt Holliday team talking country I think I forgot, more than I learned anything. Matt Holliday thinking We had a lot of adversity, but we found a way. Matt Holliday adversity motivational sports I think I just learned that God has a plan for all of us, and I work hard and do all the things I can, but at the same time, His will is perfect; and me trying to control it, it's not going to work. Matt Holliday me god work time I understand I'm a sinner. I'm not perfect, and I need a Savior, and that I'm not going to make it to Heaven on merits and doing good things. Matt Holliday good not-perfect good-things heaven I was a pretty normal high school kid. I just loved to play sports and had opportunities, and the Lord blessed me with talent, and I just tried to take advantage of it. Matt Holliday me talent blessed sports I think my parents did a great job of reminding me that I wasn't as big a deal as maybe I thought I was at times. Matt Holliday parents job great me Similar Authors Adam Dunn baseball-athlete Barry Zito baseball-athlete Dave Beard baseball-athlete Don Sutton baseball-athlete Don Larsen baseball-athlete David Justice baseball-athlete All Authors
