69 Quotes by Dave Martinez

There's a lot of good Latin personnel out in baseball, coaching, in the front office, and it's nice to be recognized. But I really believe I'm here because of my merit, not because of any race or anything like that.

Everyone keeps telling me how young I am, but if the right opportunity comes up, I'm ready to manage.

I realized that I still had a lot to offer the game. My knowledge could maybe help younger guys. I enjoyed being around the clubhouse, on the field.

When you go up there in the batter's box, you're engaged to hit. It's the same thing with baserunning.

My job is to be the bench coach with the Rays and help this team succeed. If another opportunity arises, I'd welcome the opportunity.

I've done everything I could as a bench coach. I'm ready to manage.

I'm about as honest as I can get.

I was thinking it would be nice if I woke up and could play like Roberto Clemente.

When I look back, I think I just never got the opportunity to play every day.