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I try to be a good teammate.
I'm excited to wear my country's jersey.
I always try to boost everyone's spirits.
I don't want to be jumping from team to team.
I keep working hard to show people they're wrong.
I like it, but I think second base is too boring.
I feel like I want to be an Indian all my career.
You're not going to put up good numbers every year.
I don't swing with my knees. I swing with my hands.
Everything that happened last year stays in the past.
That's where my focus is all the time, trying to get on base.
Only facing right-handers and not left-handers is hard for me.
I've got to take care of the knee to finish the season healthy.
It's hard to come back and play when you've gone through surgery.
Sometimes I'm wrong, sometimes not. But I'm an instinctual player.
I was afraid if I started to hit home runs, my average would drop.
Lindor is a good player. When I was 20, I wasn't conditioned like he is.
When I was in Seattle, I listened to Carlos Guillen and other older players.
It makes you feel good that another team wants you, but I play with my heart.
More than anything, you have to respect the game and do things the right way.
That's everyone's motivation: to get to the playoffs and win the World Series.
I see the game too slow from second base. That's why I like to play more short.
I don't want to leave the field for a little thing. I try to be ready every day.
I try to do my best every game to help the pitchers and help my team win. That's it.
With my experience, I think I've earned that respect from the team and from my teammates.
I just come every day, do my stuff before the game, work hard. You work hard, and it pays off.
I want to finish my career in Cleveland. They gave me the opportunity to play in the big leagues.
You have more time to make the play at second base than shortstop. That's why the game's more quick.
I'm a baseball player who likes to enjoy himself and leave everything to God. He knows what'll happen.
It was very important for me to play winter ball. It was very important for me, my arm, and my whole body.
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.
I thank those people that thought I had lost the agility to play shortstop, because they gave me more motivation.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.