“Life is so fast. And I still remember when I came up to the big leagues and played as if it were yesterday. Time flies.”
― Asdrubal Cabrera
“I always try to boost everyone’s spirits.”
― Asdrubal Cabrera
“I thank those people that thought I had lost the agility to play shortstop, because they gave me more motivation.”
― Asdrubal Cabrera
“I was afraid if I started to hit home runs, my average would drop.”
― Asdrubal Cabrera
“I just try to do my best every at-bat. That’s what I plan to do.”
― Asdrubal Cabrera
“We want to win and make a push.”
― Asdrubal Cabrera
“That’s where my focus is all the time, trying to get on base.”
― Asdrubal Cabrera
“It’s tough to lose every day.”
― Asdrubal Cabrera
“It’s hard for a shortstop to play with a guy you don’t know in the middle of the season. If you know a guy early in spring training, you’re working with them.”
― Asdrubal Cabrera
“I don’t want to be jumping from team to team.”
― Asdrubal Cabrera
“I want to finish my career in Cleveland. They gave me the opportunity to play in the big leagues.”
― Asdrubal Cabrera
“Some years you have good years, some years you don’t.”
― Asdrubal Cabrera
“I don’t spend the whole off-season in Venezuela. I spend a couple of weeks in Cleveland, go to Florida, take my son to Disney World. But I still have my home, and my whole family lives in Venezuela.”
― Asdrubal Cabrera
“I just work every day.”
― Asdrubal Cabrera
“I feel like I want to be an Indian all my career.”
― Asdrubal Cabrera
“When you make the playoffs, it’s like you’ve done your job for the team. I’ve got that moment in my mind all the time, and I want to be there again.”
― Asdrubal Cabrera
“It makes you feel good that another team wants you, but I play with my heart.”
― Asdrubal Cabrera
“Only facing right-handers and not left-handers is hard for me.”
― Asdrubal Cabrera
“You’re not going to put up good numbers every year.”
― Asdrubal Cabrera
“I try to do my best every game to help the pitchers and help my team win. That’s it.”
― Asdrubal Cabrera
“When I was in Seattle, I listened to Carlos Guillen and other older players.”
― Asdrubal Cabrera
“Lindor is a good player. When I was 20, I wasn’t conditioned like he is.”
― Asdrubal Cabrera
“I’m going to do my best to help the team play hard and help the team win… I’m just coming to play baseball.”
― Asdrubal Cabrera
“Everything that happened last year stays in the past.”
― Asdrubal Cabrera
“I want to be there for the team.”
― Asdrubal Cabrera
“I’m not one to put a lot of pressure on myself.”
― Asdrubal Cabrera
“Sometimes I’m wrong, sometimes not. But I’m an instinctual player.”
― Asdrubal Cabrera
“That’s everyone’s motivation: to get to the playoffs and win the World Series.”
― Asdrubal Cabrera
“I’ve really enjoyed playing this game. It’s a game that I try my best to enjoy to the fullest. Without pressure. Relaxed. And that helps me when I play.”
― Asdrubal Cabrera
“I’m a baseball player who likes to enjoy himself and leave everything to God. He knows what’ll happen.”
― Asdrubal Cabrera
“I like it, but I think second base is too boring.”
― Asdrubal Cabrera
“I see the game too slow from second base. That’s why I like to play more short.”
― Asdrubal Cabrera
“You have more time to make the play at second base than shortstop. That’s why the game’s more quick.”
― Asdrubal Cabrera
“If you want me to play second, I need time to get ready to play second. If you want me to play short, I need time.”
― Asdrubal Cabrera
“I’ve got to take care of the knee to finish the season healthy.”
― Asdrubal Cabrera
“I try to be a good teammate.”
― Asdrubal Cabrera
“I think that’s the key for a good team, to work together like a family. It’s something that I’ve learned over the years with the experience that I’ve gotten over 10 seasons.”
― Asdrubal Cabrera
“More than anything, you have to respect the game and do things the right way.”
― Asdrubal Cabrera
“I just come every day, do my stuff before the game, work hard. You work hard, and it pays off.”
― Asdrubal Cabrera
“Try to do 100 percent, do my job, and that’s all.”
― Asdrubal Cabrera
“I like to keep my team together.”
― Asdrubal Cabrera
“It’s the same game. It’s baseball. National League, American League. It’s baseball. I just come here and try to do my thing. Do my work and help the team to win.”
― Asdrubal Cabrera
“This game is crazy. You’re up and down, up and down. When you feel good, you want to be there every time for the team.”
― Asdrubal Cabrera
“With my experience, I think I’ve earned that respect from the team and from my teammates.”
― Asdrubal Cabrera
“I don’t swing with my knees. I swing with my hands.”
― Asdrubal Cabrera
“A lot of scouts said I was not capable to play short. Every team that came to me, they wanted me to play third, and I wanted to show everybody that they were wrong.”
― Asdrubal Cabrera
“I keep working hard to show people they’re wrong.”
― Asdrubal Cabrera
“Scouts always think they’re right. They’re not right all the time. They don’t even know how hard it is. Most of those scouts never played baseball.”
― Asdrubal Cabrera
“When you get old and play every day like I did, it’s hard. Hard on your body. You start to get sore. You gain weight. But that makes me work harder, be stronger in my mind, and show I can still play.”
― Asdrubal Cabrera
“They tried to make my dad play professional basketball. But he was married young, too, at 20 years old. He wanted to have a family and said that money was not enough.”
― Asdrubal Cabrera
“My dad, he believed in me. My first year was hard for me. I came to the States with myself, and no one came with me.”
― Asdrubal Cabrera
“It’s hard to come back and play when you’ve gone through surgery.”
― Asdrubal Cabrera
“It was very important for me to play winter ball. It was very important for me, my arm, and my whole body.”
― Asdrubal Cabrera
“I’m excited to wear my country’s jersey.”
― Asdrubal Cabrera
“I don’t want to leave the field for a little thing. I try to be ready every day.”
― Asdrubal Cabrera
“Sure, I get tired. But it’s a long season, and you’ve got to play no matter if you have a little injury. I’m that kind of player.”
― Asdrubal Cabrera
“I got Neil Walker now as my new second baseman. He’s great. He looks comfortable there. He knows what he’s doing. That’s the second baseman you want to play with.”
― Asdrubal Cabrera
“I would love to stay at one position.”
― Asdrubal Cabrera
“I think it’s hard for someone to play short and then come back to second. It’s not the same.”
― Asdrubal Cabrera
“Any position they want me to play, I’ll be there.”
― Asdrubal Cabrera
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