When you're close to your family, you want to be close to them. Carlos Beltran More Quotes by Carlos Beltran More Quotes From Carlos Beltran I can't change something that I've been all my life. But I can work to express myself and talk more. Carlos Beltran cant-change i-can My mom and dad gave me everything they could have given me. Carlos Beltran given dad mom When I was in Kansas City everything was going well for me. My marriage was good and I was very successful in baseball but something was missing in my life. That something was Christ. Every human being is born with a little defect in his heart. That defect is a hole in the heart that can only be filled by Jesus Christ. Carlos Beltran baseball heart jesus I learned that I have to work hard every day, that I can't get down if I get in a slump. Carlos Beltran slumps hard-work ifs I like to be aggressive. I like to swing the bat. Carlos Beltran aggressive swings bats I pray to God to be a great player, but I want to keep my life. Carlos Beltran player praying want Major League Baseball should retire Roberto Clemente's number, just like they did Jackie Robinson's. Carlos Beltran league baseball numbers My goal is to win. It doesn't matter how I do. I want to do well, but I just want the team to win. Carlos Beltran team goal winning It's going to be crazy. I'm guessing when we play against the Dominicans, half the field will be Dominican fans and half will be Puerto Rican fans. With all the big-time players in the World Classic, it's going to be huge. Carlos Beltran fans crazy player I have more confidence than I ever have before. Carlos Beltran I just need to come to the park every day thinking something good is going to happen to me and hoping today is going to be the day. Carlos Beltran today needs thinking Now that I feel 100 percent, I'm looking forward to playing my game the way I want to-getting on base, stealing bases and trying to help the team any way I can. Carlos Beltran team games trying I'm a family man. I just love being around my family. Carlos Beltran my-family love-is men I know there are a lot of expectations of me, and I will do the best I can. Carlos Beltran do-the-best expectations knows I used to think it would be neat to play my whole career with one team. But as a baseball player you want to come to the ballpark every day knowing you have a chance to win and that the games mean something. Carlos Beltran team baseball mean Running after balls, diving, taking a home run away, it gives me such a good feeling. I am happy to do it. Carlos Beltran home running giving I don't want to be hiding from people. It would be difficult to be recognized everywhere, so that I couldn't do things ordinary people do. Carlos Beltran would-be ordinary people I think I can play in the big leagues 10 or 15 years. But more important to me is winning-win, make the playoffs. Carlos Beltran winning years thinking I like people talking about me, about my defense or what I'm doing. I like to see that, and that makes me work hard. Carlos Beltran hard-work talking people I was always thinking, 'One day I want to be like Bernie Williams.' Carlos Beltran one-day want thinking
