I think I've tried to have a platform to speak and to help kids understand learning about baseball.

Mookie Betts

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It's OK for two sides to disagree. It's perfectly fine. It's normal.

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My favorite TV show is probably 'Power.'

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Orange is the New Black' - oh my gosh. That is a great TV show.

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I just go out and do what I can to help the team win, try and be consistent in having some good at-bats and getting some timely hits and whatnot.

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I want to play every day and help the team get to where we want to be.

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You score runs to win games. That's how you do it.

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I'm 5-foot-9, 180 pounds. I don't have much else to work with, so I just try to use my bat speed and get the most out of what I've got.

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I think a lot of times you start to second-guess yourself, especially as a young player, but you've got to have confidence that everything will be all right.

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I'm playing for the Red Sox, and I don't think there's anybody out here who's going to intentionally hurt you. So you listen to information, and you kind of filter what you like and take out what you don't.

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As I continue to learn, I'll continue to do different things.

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Having fun is definitely how you're going to keep yourself loose, and be at your best.

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I think when you're stressing, or worried about your performance, worrying about this and worrying about that, that's when things start to get tough and you're not enjoying it anymore and it becomes a job. Although it is our job to play, still you have to understand that it's a game and you have to enjoy it.

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I think people don't enjoy it as much as they used to. People say, 'Make baseball fun again.' Well, I'm trying.

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I don't want to put any pressure on myself. I just do what I do and have fun.

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The pitcher is in trouble, not me. He has to throw it over the plate and I have to put a good swing on it.

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The great hitters use the whole field, and that's a goal of mine.

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You never want to lose a strength, but I've also got to try and be a complete hitter.

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My No. 1 thing is to win a World Series. The rest comes as it comes.

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However it is I get on base, or whatever happens, happens.

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You don't criticize or critique your teammates if they're having a hard time. You try to encourage them just like you hope that they'll encourage you.

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