David Wright
David Wright
David Allen Wrightis an American professional baseball third baseman who serves as captain for the New York Mets of Major League Baseball. He was drafted by the Mets in 2001 and made his major league debut in 2004...
ProfessionBaseball Player
Date of Birth20 December 1982
CityNorfolk, VA
reason small
There's a reason they do it EV-ER-Y SIN-GLE YEAR. They do the small things right.
beauty guess hit improvement room unless
I guess that's the beauty of this game, that there's so much room for improvement in every player, ... Unless you can say you'll go out there and hit 1.000 all year, there's room for improvement.
battle ninth teammates
The play I botched in the ninth has to be made. It was a battle and I let my teammates down.
feeling good knew
You knew he wasn't feeling as good as he could have felt. But he was out there every day. That's big to see. Cliff's a big influence.
individual investors state support
We had a lot of support from the state and from individual investors and from institutions.
giant pieces saying series small step steps
We have all the right pieces to make the puzzle. I'm not saying it's World Series or bust. The first step is for us to become a playoff-caliber team. We have to take small steps before we can make a giant leap.
biggest goal playing
We have all the right tools, all the right pieces. Now, the biggest goal is to get that chemistry, that cohesiveness, that we are playing for one another.
games another-day tomorrow
Whether you have a great game or a terrible game, tomorrow's another day and you've got to come out here and compete.
years looks done
When it’s all said and done, I want to be able to say I got the most out of my potential. I don’t want to look back, however many years from now, and say, ‘I wonder if I would have worked a little harder. I wonder if I would have done this or done that, how things would have turned out.’ I want to, when it’s all said and done, be able to put my head on my pillow and say, ‘I did everything I could do — good or bad.’
years want
I’m always looking to improve. And every year I want to do better than the year before.
negative lasts finishing
Sure, finishing last has negative connotations. But finishing second-to-last or last is still losing.
baseball jobs caring
As soon as baseball becomes a job, as soon as I stop caring, as soon as the smile goes away, I'll hang up my spikes and do something else.
pain pride going-out
I take great pride in going out there and playing through pain.
winning mvp world
I want to win a World Series. I couldn't care less about MVP.