53 Powerful Alex Rodriguez Quotes

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Alex Rodriguez is a former Major League Baseball player turned businessman.

Most people know of Alex by his nickname, A-Rod, and for being involved in the baseball steroids scandal back in the early 2000’s.

While he will be the first to admit he handled that period in his life wrong, Alex Rodriguez is a shining example of human growth.

He tirelessly works hard to improve himself every day and now works hard to help others improve themselves as well.

As a fan of A-Rod, I am familiar with many of his great quotes and share with you the best 53 Alex Rodriguez quotes.

53 Introspective Alex Rodriguez Quotes

Inspirational Quotes

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#1. “Fielding is 100 percent concentration. You really have to concentrate from the time the pitcher releases the ball to when contact is made. Always be aggressive.” – Alex Rodriguez

#2. “And that crushing can be very inspiring.” – Alex Rodriguez

#3. “Cash is like oxygen. You need it, but you don’t need too much of it. You’d rather have your money in great businesses.” – Alex Rodriguez

#4. “I believe a champion wins in his mind first, then plays the game, not the other way around.” – Alex Rodriguez


#5. “Always follow your dreams, don’t let anyone tell you that you can’t be something.” – Alex Rodriguez


#6. “I just don’t see the light. Where is the light? What am I in this for?” – Alex Rodriguez

#7. “There’s no question about it. Think small, concentrate on doing the small things, and the big things will come.” – Alex Rodriguez

#8. “We have a responsibility not just as athletes, but as members of society to treat people well. To do things the right way.” – Alex Rodriguez

#9. “I love the challenge of the game. I love the work. My goal right now is to have a season next year that will make people forget about this one. I’ll use things like this for motivation. I’m pumped. I’m hungry.” – Alex Rodriguez

When you take this gorilla and this monkey off your back, you realize that honesty is the only way.

#10. “When you take this gorilla and this monkey off your back, you realize that honesty is the only way.” – Alex Rodriguez

#11. “Keep reading books, stay in school. I encourage kids to read as much as they can, I challenge you to read a book every two weeks, like I try to.” – Alex Rodriguez

#12. “I’m focusing on what I haven’t attained, not what I have. A lot has come to me early. I don’t want to get consumed with that. Winners live in the present tense. People who come up short are consumed with future or past. I want to be living in the now. My goal is to play one full game in the now, but I haven’t even gotten past the first inning yet. I start thinking about where my Mom is or if my dogs have been fed. The average human has 2,000 thoughts a day. The really accomplished have 1,500 because you can focus longer. I need to learn how to focus longer.” – Alex Rodriguez


#13. “Leadership is a role you have to earn in order to be effective.” – Alex Rodriguez


#14. “Do things the right way.” – Alex Rodriguez

#15. “Looks aren’t the number one thing. They have to have class, intelligence, then looks. If I was the ugliest SOB in the world, it would be a lot easier.” – Alex Rodriguez

#16. “Michael Jordan told me the way he kept the crown was by always outworking everyone else because he knew everyone was always coming after him. You can sneak up on people when you are 18, 19, 20. It’s tougher when you’re established. Before, I’d see 13, 14, 15 pitches that I could drive in a game. Now, I see one, two or three, so I have to be better.” – Alex Rodriguez

You must be present to win

#17. “You must be present to win.” – Alex Rodriguez

Quotes On Life

#18. “Anyone can forget about talent, but if you’re a good person, your name will be remembered a long time.” – Alex Rodriguez

#19. “I’m not impulsive at all, except about buying clothes. That’s my biggest weakness.” – Alex Rodriguez

#20. “Therapy can be a good thing. It can be therapeutic.” – Alex Rodriguez

#21. “I want to step forward. I don’t want to step on anyone’s toes doing it. If I do, too bad.” – Alex Rodriguez


#22. “Fear of failure is what fuels me, keeps me on edge and sharp. I’m not as good when I’m comfortable.” – Alex Rodriguez


#23. “I want to be known as a good major-leaguer, and good major-leaguers work to become good.” – Alex Rodriguez

#24. “I always bet on the jockey, not the horse. Because business, like sports, is just about people. I want entrepreneurs and partners with a PhD. I don’t mean from Harvard or Yale, I mean Poor, Hungry and Driven. I want entrepreneurs that are gritty, that are scrappy and that can think outside the box and are winning players.” – Alex Rodriguez

#25. “I hate the word potential. Potential means you haven’t gotten it done.” – Alex Rodriguez

I’m finally beginning to grow up. I’m pretty tired of being stupid and selfish, you know, about myself

#26. “I’m finally beginning to grow up. I’m pretty tired of being stupid and selfish, you know, about myself.” – Alex Rodriguez

#27. “Be respectful. Treat people the way you want to be treated. Respect the lowest rank and the highest rank and you’ll never get in trouble.” – Alex Rodriguez

#28. “I truly believe my job starts the minute I leave the baseball field. Going out and catching ground balls and hitting, that’s a job, and that’s what I’ve wanted to do ever since I was a kid. But when you think about leaving that field, that’s when the job and the demands really start. In New York, Seattle, every city. The community, the media, business stuff. You have to stay on a narrow path.” – Alex Rodriguez

#29. “I’m a terrible singer. I feel lucky to play baseball. You can’t be gifted in everything.” – Alex Rodriguez


#30. “There is a difference between image and reputation. Image is nice. Reputation is developed over an entire career. Reputation is what I’m searching for.” – Alex Rodriguez


#31. “I’m not a real vocal guy, but sometimes you need to kick someone in the ass.” – Alex Rodriguez

#32. “What I’ve learned from Cal is to respect the game, respect the fans. Nothing fancy out there. Just do your job.” – Alex Rodriguez

#33. “You always dream about being on a baseball card. It’s kind of funny when you finally see it” – Alex Rodriguez

#34. “I’ve never felt overmatched on the baseball field. I’ve always been in a very strong, dominant position. And I felt that if I did my work as I’ve done since I was, you know, a rookie back in Seattle, I didn’t have a problem competing at any level. So, no.” – Alex Rodriguez

#35. “Last year I would have paid anything to watch a Major League game. This year I’m playing in one.” – Alex Rodriguez


#36. “When people think about my career, and I played for over 22 year, they think about the 2009 championship, the home runs, the RBIs, 2000 this, 2000 that. But what they forget to tell you is I’m also fifth all-time in strikeouts. That means I have a PhD in failing.” – Alex Rodriguez


Quotes On Success And Failing

#37. “I need to make more contact. I struck out more than one hundred times. I can cut down on my errors and I’d like to steal thirty or forty bags. I made a lot of dumb baserunning mistakes this year.” – Alex Rodriguez

#38. “Like I say, it’s almost embarrassing to talk about. I don’t know if Michael Jordan or Bill Gates or Alexander the Great or anyone is worth this type of money, but that’s the market we’re in today. That’s what Mr. Hicks decided to pay me, and now it’s time to pay him back and win a couple championships.” – Alex Rodriguez

#39. “Stay away from drugs and alcohol and all that. Make school a priority. Don’t overlook academics.” – Alex Rodriguez


#40. “Some things are meant to be and if it was, you will know it.” – Alex Rodriguez


#41. “It takes a lot of pressure off you just to go out and play, and your talent sometimes shines even more when you don’t worry about individual stuff.” – Alex Rodriguez

#42. “This whole year has been a learning experience. There are still a lot of areas in which I think I can improve.” – Alex Rodriguez

#43. “You can never be perfect in this game. Until you hit 1.000 and make no errors, you can always improve.” – Alex Rodriguez

#44. “When you think small and up the middle, good things happen.” – Alex Rodriguez

Like everyone else, I’ve made a lot of mistakes in my life. The only way I know how to handle them is to learn from them and move forward.

#45. “Like everyone else, I’ve made a lot of mistakes in my life. The only way I know how to handle them is to learn from them and move forward.” – Alex Rodriguez

#46. “It is hard to ignore that is reality. But, at the same time, it still comes down to sound baseball decisions, farm systems and then execution on the field by the players. There are a lot of components to that other than just saying it is the highest salary.” – Alex Rodriguez

#47. “You don’t have to be remembered for those mistakes. How you come back matters too. Now is the best time to be an entrepreneur, an athlete, an artist. As a young person entering the workforce, do not think in a limited way. Think in big possibilities, and no pun intended, swing for the fences.” – Alex Rodriguez


#48. “Enjoy your sweat because hard work doesn’t guarantee success, but without it, you don’t have a chance.” – Alex Rodriguez


#49. “I want to be the best. You have to earn what you get, and you have to work to keep it.” – Alex Rodriguez

#50. “This is how I define grace. You’re on the main stage, and it looks like it has been rehearsed 100 times, everything goes so smoothly. That’s where I get my confidence and success, from knowing that I have an edge because I know I’m prepared.” – Alex Rodriguez

#51. “You can have fun, respect the game and also play it hard. When you have that combination, you’re going to put yourself in a position to be successful.” – Alex Rodriguez

#52. “That’s what America is about, right? It’s about getting back up and not getting defined by your mistakes.” – Alex Rodriguez

Winners live in the present tense. People who come up short are consumed with future or past. I want to be living in the now.

#53. “Winners live in the present tense. People who come up short are consumed with future or past. I want to be living in the now.” – Alex Rodriguez

Final Thoughts

There are 53 introspective Alex Rodriguez quotes.

Use them to inspire you, motivate you, and to help you keep striving to be the best version of yourself.

Remember, every day is a new opportunity to be better than you were the day before.

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