Obviously, we need to stand in front of a camera and answer questions, but ultimately, I just play baseball. That's what I'm good at; that's what I know.

Manny Machado

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It is always an honor to put on a uniform.

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Just go out there and play every day. Every day is a new day. Every day is the same day. You've got to just be ready to play.

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There's a difference between fake hustle for show and being someone who tries hard to win.

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I'm not going to lie: it's tough. There were a couple of games where you're down, and you're in a really dark place, and you don't know if you're ever going to come out of it. You realize, 'Hey, I'm having a bad day,' but you realize there are people out there having worse days.

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I always will be the villain, no matter what. I don't know why.

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You've gotta stay true to yourself, stay who you are.

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I hustle, I run down the line, I do whatever I can to win ball games. Those are the only things we can control as baseball players.

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I just try to enjoy the game, play with a smile on my face, and be the best I can be.

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I've been doing this since I was a kid. I'm always going to play the game with a smile on my face, blowing bubbles, sunflower seeds, whatever it is. That's just who I am.

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I'm playing in the World Series. Can't get any better than this.

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Obviously, getting traded halfway through the year is always tough. New faces, new teammates, guys you played against but don't know on a personal level.

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Defense, for me, is where I really love to put work in most. Defense is, in my mind, what wins games.

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Tempers flare at times. That's what good teams do: they react to things and go out there and leave it all on the field.

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I love baseball.

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I'm excited to be a Padre.

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Going over to L.A., L.A. giving up a lot of prospects for me, that kind of shows you what I meant to them, which is amazing.

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The Orioles drafted me. I did a lot for that community, I did a lot for the state, and they didn't show me a little bit of love.

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I have to switch my own mentality into a winning mode, not playing for myself or trying to be selfish.

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I can't tell you how much it means for the Dodgers' front office, who were already winning without me, to bring me over to help win a championship. Hopefully, I can help deliver that.

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I loved LeBron when he was in Cleveland. Loved him in Miami. And loved him when he went back to Cleveland.

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