Matt Holliday
Matthew Thomas Holliday is an American professional baseball player born on January 15, 1980, in Stillwater.
Holliday was raised in Stillwater, where he attended Stillwater High School. His early years in that city preceded a career at the professional level in Major League Baseball, where he earned recognition across multiple dimensions of the game.
Among the honors Holliday received is the Silver Slugger Award, which came alongside selection to the Major League Baseball All-Star Game. These two accolades reflect recognition of his performance during the regular season at the professional level. He also received the League Championship Series Most Valuable Player Award, a postseason honor that stands alongside his regular-season distinctions and marks his career as one that produced notable results in both phases of competition. Taken together, these three honors — the Silver Slugger Award, the All-Star selection, and the League Championship Series Most Valuable Player Award — represent a record of individual achievement spanning the full arc of the Major League Baseball season.
Holliday is a citizen of the United States, and English is the language he has used throughout his career. As a professional baseball player, his career has been characterized by offensive recognition and postseason distinction, with the League Championship Series Most Valuable Player Award serving as a concrete marker of performance during the most competitive rounds of Major League Baseball's annual competition.
Quotes by Matt Holliday
I’m not a guy that sets a number of goals. If I can go out and continue to have a consistent approach every day and get to where I feel comfortable enough. Then I go into a game, relax and play, the numbers will take care of themselves.
I feel like I’ve been blessed with some athletic ability and I’d like to take advantage of it.
You have to look past the cool things and play the game. That’s why you’re here, to play the game.
I try to work hard. I try to set a good example. I don’t look at it as though I’ve got to be a leader. I just try to behave the way I think I should behave. If that results in a leadership role, great.
I had some tough times. Now that I look back on it, I’m very grateful for those times. I know now that I needed them. But at the time you think, ‘Man, I wish I could just get to the major leagues!’
I’m not that big of a partier. I wasn’t concerned about missing out on things in college.
I'm not a guy that sets a number of goals. If I can go out and continue to have a consistent approach every day and get to where I feel comfortable enough. Then I go into a game, relax and play, the numbers will take care of themselves.
I try to work hard. I try to set a good example. I don't look at it as though I've got to be a leader. I just try to behave the way I think I should behave. If that results in a leadership role, great.