Vladimir Guerrero Professions : Baseball player Born : February 9, 1975 Browse All Authors Top 12 quotes by Vladimir Guerrero I don't have to get a pitch down the middle. If I like the pitch-even if it's 15 inches off the plate, and that's the pitch I wanted-I'm swinging. Vladimir Guerrero inches plates middle I might be shy, but in the field, where I have to do my work, I do it. I let my bat speak for myself. Vladimir Guerrero bats shy might What I do is see the ball, hit the ball. Vladimir Guerrero balls I don't think about how many people are watching me. I'm just happy to play baseball for myself. Vladimir Guerrero baseball play thinking I just have to come back tomorrow and try again, ... I have to look at the ball and keep swinging. Vladimir Guerrero balls trying looks When we are youths in the Dominican, we pick up bats and balls because baseball is part of what we grow up with. The fun feeling you get playing keeps your head up when you encounter difficult times. Vladimir Guerrero growing-up baseball fun I'm not as good as I want to be. Vladimir Guerrero want I dedicate all my time to baseball, because when you come from where I come from, you don't want to risk anything. Vladimir Guerrero risk baseball want I tried to use batting gloves at the beginning of every spring training up until 1999. It just didn't feel good. Vladimir Guerrero training feel-good spring As a ballplayer, you just want to feel respected. I like the way Washington presented the team to me and I feel good about what was being said. Vladimir Guerrero feel-good team want I think it looked like I was a little more aggressive than I was, ... I swing at bad pitches anyway, but I was swinging at even more bad pitches and missing. It looked worse. But I was thinking about [the milestone], no doubt about it. Vladimir Guerrero swings missing thinking I want to win when the whole world is watching, ... I want to win a World Series in an Angels uniform. Vladimir Guerrero angel winning world Similar Authors Albert Belle baseball-player Bob Horner baseball-player Bob Wickman baseball-player Brian Gordon baseball-player Bronson Arroyo baseball-player Buster Posey baseball-player All Authors