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Vernon Wells Quotes

American - Athlete | December 8, 1978 -

I think I'm a guy who loves to play defense. I have a great time in the outfield. I think it's fun robbing guys on hits - there are plenty of times you're gonna be robbed as a hitter.

Great Time Fun Think You Play

You're going to fail. It's how you respond to that failure that kind of defines you as a person, as an athlete.

Failure You Person Kind Athlete How

I got to the big leagues when I was 20. I thought I had it all figured out. Went to spring training that next year and started off well, got sent down, and I pouted pretty much all of 2000. And it wasn't the right way to handle it.

Training Spring Thought Year Down

There's a fine line between playing through things and sitting out. I was always on the side of, 'I'm going to play through it.' It's probably good at times, bad at times, but for an athlete to always try to be there and play through things, from a teammate's perspective, it speaks volumes. Now that I look back, mentally it makes you tougher.

Good Perspective You Look Bad Play

If I could go the ballpark and play the game for three hours and then go home? It would be awesome. But that's not the case.

Home Game Play Go Three Awesome

I never lose confidence. As soon as you lose confidence, you're done.

Confidence You Lose Done Never Soon

If I'm going to wind up playing left, I want to be the best left fielder in the game. I'll work to be that.

Work Best Wind Game Want Up

My dad was a designer for Upper Deck, and I had hundreds of Ken Griffey Jr. cards. Hundreds. I could have paid for college with them.

College Cards Paid Deck Designer

You get caught up in hitting home runs and seeing how far you can hit them, and your swing changes.

Home You Seeing Swing Changes Up

I think hitting's just repetition. The more you hit, the better you're gonna get.

Think Better You Repetition More

I keep a lot of things inside. I don't like showing too much emotion. Early in the minor leagues, they wanted me to show more emotion, but it wasn't me.

Me Early Too Much More Emotion Keep

I guess my name was gonna be Michael Vernon Wells, and I came out, and my dad saw my nose. He always says that my nose right now is the same size as it was when I was born. So he had to name me Vernon. He's got a big schnozz on him, too.

Me Name Born Now Right Size

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