I didn't play the game right because I saw a reward at the end of the tunnel.
My style is I work hard at it. I feel like I'm prepared every day.
I was taught you never, ever disrespect your opponent or your teammates or your organization or your manager and never, ever your uniform.
A lot of people say this honor validates my career, but I didn't work hard for validation.
Get your work in. Work hard at it. Give it your best effort. And if you get an opportunity, be ready for it. That's respect for the game.
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Du weißt was sie über Chicago sagen. Wenn dir das Wetter nicht gefällt, warte einfach 15 Minuten.
You know what they say about Chicago. If you don't like the weather, wait fifteen minutes.
Take me away, like I overdosed on cocaine
Or take me away like a bullet from Kurt Cobain, suicide
I'm from a windy city like Do or Die
Or take me away like a bullet from Kurt Cobain, suicide
I'm from a windy city like Do or Die
The Game - My Life, Album: LAX
You can leave Chicago, but it will never leave you.
Village idiot? Hello, Chicago is a city, not a village, and the best city in the world!
Lydia Berman in Thunder Force
Looking at Chicago from outside the city in daylight is one of the most depressing sights in the world.
Neo Tribes in Cyberpunk 2077
Two-thirty, baby, won't you meet me by The Bean?
Too early, maybe later you can show me things
You know what it is, whenever I visit
Windy city, she blowin' me kisses
Too early, maybe later you can show me things
You know what it is, whenever I visit
Windy city, she blowin' me kisses
Drake - Chicago Freestyle, Album: D6
Es gibt zu viele gute Bürger in Chicago, die es satt haben, lange Umwege zu nehmen, um Gangs und Drogendealern an bestimmten Straßenecken auszuweichen.
There are too many senior citizens and good residents in Chicago who are sick and tired of having to walk several blocks out of their way when they leave their homes just to avoid the gangs and drug dealers on the street corner.
Why can't you compare Washington State and Florida?
Because it'd be like comparing apples and oranges.
Because it'd be like comparing apples and oranges.
One doesn't soon forget the natural beauty of Washington, although those of us who live here do sometimes take it for granted.
Glück kann man nicht kaufen, aber einen Flug nach Washington - und das ist quasi das selbe.
They say money can't buy happiness, but it can buy a flight to Washington - and that's pretty much the same thing.
Eines der wenigen Probleme mit dem Erfolg ist es, dass er einem nicht beibringt, mit Niederlagen umzugehen.
About the only problem with success is that it does not teach you how to deal with failure.
Alles was ich habe, verdanke ich Baseball und den Dodgers.
Everything I have, I owe to baseball and the Dodgers.
You win a championship, and you feel 7 feet tall.
Darum liebe ich Baseball, weil jeder Spieler die Möglichkeit hat, sich weiter zu entwickeln. Es gibt keine Regeln, dass man 1,90 groß oder sehr stark sein muss, um Baseball zu spielen oder gut zu sein.
That's what I love about baseball, that it gives the opportunity for every single guy to develop and play the game. There's not a rule that you have to be 6 foot or you have to be real strong to play baseball or to become a good player.
Ich höre nie auf nach Dingen zu suchen, mit denen ich mich weiter entwickeln kann.
I never stop looking for things to try and make myself better.
But to be the best, you must face the best. And to overcome your fear, you must deal with the best.
Ich bin ein Gewinner, ich spiele um zu gewinnen, ich möchte, dass gute Dinge um mich herum passieren.
I'm a winner, I play to win, I want to make good things go on around me.
Ich will einfach nur Baseball spielen.
I just want to play baseball.
Ich liebe es wenn Menschen an mir zweifeln. Dadurch arbeite ich noch härter um ihnen zu zeigen, dass sie falsch liegen.
I love it when people doubt me. It makes me work harder to prove them wrong.
Ich bin nicht perfekt; keiner ist perfekt. Jeder macht Fehler. Man muss versuchen von diesen Fehlern zu lernen.
I'm not perfect; no one is perfect. Everyone makes mistakes. I think you try to learn from those mistakes.
Pitching is 80% of the game and the other half is hitting and fielding.
I don't get upset over things I can control, because if I can control them there's no sense in getting upset. And I don't get upset over things I can't control, because if I can't control them there's no sense in getting upset.
Das Leben ist wertvoll und Zeit ist der Schlüssel zu allem. Lass uns jeden Moment nutzen und denen helfen, die bedürftiger sind als wir.
Life is precious and time is a key element. Let's make every moment count and help those who have a greater need than our own.
I do everything in a straightforward manner.
Bete nicht wenn es regnet, wenn du nicht auch bei Sonnenschein betest.
Don't pray when it rains if you don't pray when the sun shines.
Arbeite als bräuchtest du kein Geld. Liebe als wärst du nie verletzt worden. Tanze als würde niemand zusehen.
Work like you don't need the money. Love like you've never been hurt. Dance like nobody's watching.
I think one of the most difficult things for anyone who's played baseball is to accept the fact that maybe the players today are playing just as well as ever.
A life is not important except in the impact it has on other lives.
The most luxurious possession, the richest treasure anybody has, is his personal dignity.
Baseball war, ist und wird immer das beste Spiel der Welt sein.
Baseball was, is and always will be to me the best game in the world.
Wer niemals aufgibt wird auch niemals besiegt.
You just can't beat the person who never gives up.
Die größte Veränderung an mir als ich älter wurde, war die Gelassenheit, die mich überkommen hat.
The biggest thing as I have gotten older is the calmness that's come over me.
Ehrgeiz lässt keine Entschuldigungen zu. Er diskutiert nicht. Was auch immer du tust, geh da raus und erledige es. Mach weiter. Wenn ich ein schlechtes Spiel habe, denke ich darüber nach, wie ich wieder in Form komme. Komm damit klar, geh schlafen und wach als neuer Mensch auf.
Beast Mode doesn't make excuses. It doesn't complain. Whatever you're doing, go out there and get it done. Keep pushing. If I have a bad game, I think about what I have to do to return to form. Figure it out, go to sleep, and wake up a new man.
Ich liebe Los Angeles, aber man kann hier in eine Menge Ärger geraten.
I love L.A., but you can get into a lot of trouble out here.
Ich will nicht Golf spielen. Wenn ich einen Ball schlage, dann soll jemand ihm hinterher rennen.
I don't want to play golf. When I hit a ball, I want someone else to go chase it.
Die Leute fragen mich was ich im Winter mache, wenn keine Baseballspiele stattfinden. Ich sage dir was ich tue. Ich starre aus dem Fenster und warte auf den Frühling.
People ask me what I do in winter when there's no baseball. I'll tell you what I do. I stare out the window and wait for spring.
Ich habe meinen Jungs gezeigt, wo ich aufgewachsen bin. Habe ihnen das Ebbets Field gezeigt, wo die Dodgers früher gespielt haben. Sie gehen zu allen Dodgers Spielen und spielen selbst Little League ball.
I've taken my boys to the house I grew up in. Taken them to the site of Ebbets Field, where the Dodgers used to play. They go to all the Dodger games, and they play Little League ball.
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