62 Quotes by Christian Yelich

I'm really thankful for the opportunity the Marlins gave me. They drafted me in 2010 and gave me a chance to play in the big leagues. I made lifelong friends there, and I've got a lot of great memories.

Being a baseball player is most important, first and foremost. Obviously, there are other obligations that come with everything. You just need to balance it and take it in stride, but at the same time, be mindful of your time and prioritize everything and what is most beneficial.

It's hard enough to get four hits in a Major League Baseball game, yet alone have them all be the right ones and the right sequence.

Having your competitiveness and your desire as an athlete called into question is, for sure, frustrating.

If you want something, you've got to take it.

One game at a time - just win one game at a time.

If you hit a routine fly ball in the big leagues, you're out every time. If you hit a ground ball, you're probably out a lot of the time as well. But there's a happy medium in there, a way to swing where your misses can still lead to successes.

Once you've had success, I think you can go one of two ways. You can either have that success and go downhill, or you can use it to build off of it and continue going upward.

You want to get everything out of this game. You want to experience as much of it as there is to offer, because you never how long you're going to get to do it. It's short.