Frederich Cepeda
Frederich Cepeda
Frederich Cepeda Cruzis a Cuban professional baseball outfielder for the Yomiuri Giants of Nippon Professional Baseball...
baseball coming cuba doubt doubts message people played
We have played in World Cups, world championships and Olympics. The message is already out there. ... In Cuba, baseball is the No. 1 sport. People in Cuba had their doubts about us coming and about the results.
against amateur greatest league major players playing therefore victory
We are all amateur players, therefore playing against major league players is the greatest victory for us.
baseball classic games great hope olympic remains
I hope the Classic remains and those responsible for eliminating baseball from the Olympic Games were able to see the great show that baseball is all about.
cuba everybody mentally prepared saw smaller teams
Everybody saw Cuba as a smaller team. They saw other teams as greater. Yet here we are. Nothing is impossible. You will see in the final. We're prepared for this mentally and physically.
against people
They have major-league players. So people know now that we can play against major-league players.
cuba happy
I'm not happy because I don't like to lose, but Cuba showed that they can play anybody.
against bigger cuba everybody greater saw smaller win
For us this was very big because everybody saw Cuba as a smaller team. They thought of the other teams, greater teams, bigger teams, powerful. They thought we could never win against Venezuela, that we did not have any possibility or any chances. And here you have it. We know how to play under pressure.
again baseball beyond perhaps played wonderful
This was a wonderful event. It went beyond all expectations. Baseball can be played at a world level. Perhaps we could see each other again in two years?