Andrew Benintendi Quotes
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I think baseball was really reality when I was a freshman in high school.
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The most important thing is to just stay constant and not get too high or too low.
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That's the beautiful thing about baseball. You can be any size and be successful.
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I always knew I could make it in baseball.
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Playing for Midland, that helped me get to Arkansas. It was really all I ever wanted to do.
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You're going to struggle. You're going to do well. You can't really let the past or the day before - whether you had a good day or bad day - dictate the day you have that certain day.
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It's a long season, and if you can go back and forth pretty well, you'll end up OK.
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I think if you're not confident, you're not in the right place.
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Obviously, there's not as much flex in a wood bat as in a metal bat, so I'm still trying to adjust to that.
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Baseball is a hard game. There's going to be ups and downs.
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I try to focus on what I can control, and that's just playing hard and playing well.
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I'm just going to go out there and contribute the best I can.
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Being stronger really helped my game.
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Going into Portland, I was just trying to not step on anybody's toes, stay quiet, and play my game. I think I was just trying to figure out the kind of sequences I was going to see as a hitter and learn from that.
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I try to stay aggressive for the most part, dictating, whatever the situation may be. Just trying to do whatever I can to help the team win.
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The more games I play, the more I feel comfortable.
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I can't do much about my height, but I can do a lot of things in strength and speed and work on that. I'm going to try to do that the best I can to make me a better ballplayer.
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My job is just to go out and play hard every day.
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I come from a pretty humble family, and I try to be a humble guy.
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I wouldn't describe myself as a home run hitter. I'm just trying to hit the ball hard in the gaps. Just backspinning baseballs and hitting line drives.
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I grew up watching Pedroia play.
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I don't think it's a secret that I'm not a fan of all the attention and the media, stuff like that, but I understand it's part of it, and I have to do it.
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I think once I see everybody and go through every team and their pitchers, I'll get an idea of what they like to do. And they'll see what I like to do and swing at. I think there's always something you've got to adjust to.
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The big thing I noticed from High-A to Double-A is that when you have an advantage count as a hitter, you're not going to get as many fastballs. Adjusting to the 2-0 changeup, that 3-1 off-speed pitch - things like that. I think my swing can stay the same; I just was getting myself out.