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
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I'm very confident in what I do, but I'd like to think I don't ever show any kind of cockiness or overconfidence.
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When you don't win I think you have to evaluate everybody.
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To me, the fun part of hitting is the thinking part. It's the game within the game.
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I'll be sitting in bed tonight thinking about the crowd and the energy today. That's what New York baseball is all about. This is what I want to experience in October.
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Baseball caps never go out of style and are easy to wear. Beyond baseball, beyond sports, I really do think a baseball cap is for everyone.
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I remember when I first got called up how giddy I was. Seeing him, how he just carries himself with poise and a maturity level, is phenomenal. I expect big things.
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We had a lot of support from the state and from individual investors and from institutions.
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It doesn't matter what kind of haircut he has. It's not going to make him look any better.
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I think he's definitely earned the respect of baseball players everywhere.
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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.
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When it's good for the parks department, it's bad for the farmers and vice versa.
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Surprisingly, Utah is the second highest in the nation in the number of eighth-graders taking algebra, but we are still low in achievement. Our state math core only goes through linear equations.
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Some kids manage to get through that experimentation with no lasting problems. But others don't, and there's no way of knowing ahead of time which group your kid will fall in.
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Look, I started off batting seventh last year, so to me it was great that Willie started trusting me, moving me up a little at a time. People tell me all the time, 'You should be ticked off where you're hitting.' But I'm not, not at all.