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Clayton Kershaw Quotes
Clayton Kershaw Quotes
Clayton Kershaw
American
Athlete
Born:
Mar 19
,
1988
Baseball
Day
Game
God
World
You
You never want to be in a defensive mode or have a defensive mindset. You always want to know that you're in control as the pitcher, you make him get hits, you're never passive, always aggressive. If I get beat, I want it to be because I got rocked, got hit hard, never because I walked a couple of guys and before you know it.
Clayton Kershaw
You
Before
Control
Aggressive
Defensive
Mindset
Guys
Beat
Never
Know
Couple
Make
Him
Because
Always
Got
Passive
Walked
Hit
Mode
Get
Hits
Pitcher
Want
Hard
I don't really watch video of myself. Yeah, I don't really - I never really have.
Clayton Kershaw
Myself
Never
Yeah
Video
Really
Watch
There's a lot of variables you can't control in trying to win a game, but at the end of the day it does mean something to win a game in the big leagues and be on the mound.
Clayton Kershaw
Day
You
Game
Win
End Of The Day
Big
Control
Variables
Something
Leagues
Does
Lot
End
Big Leagues
Mound
Trying
Mean
It's always great to do something to impact kids in sports.
Clayton Kershaw
Great
Sports
Kids
Impact
Something
Always
If we have a good day and we win, I'll celebrate and enjoy it. If I have a bad day and I lose, I'll be disappointed and then come back the next day and think about the next team.
Clayton Kershaw
Good
Day
Celebrate
Good Day
Win
Bad Day
Lose
Enjoy
Think
Back
Bad
About
Disappointed
Come
Then
Next
Team
I don't care how you get the outs. It doesn't matter to me how bad it looks, how good it looks, how many strikeouts you have. None of that stuff matters as long as you get the outs.
Clayton Kershaw
Good
Me
You
Matter
Care
Long
Matters
Bad
don't Care
Stuff
Looks
None
How
dont Care
Get
Many
It's just Lord be with me... Winning and losing isn't the most important thing. He's not worried about the outcome of the game. He's worried about how I reflect Him and how I'm pitching... I think every time you pitch and every time you go on the mound you have to understand that it's for Him.
Clayton Kershaw
Time
Me
You
Game
Losing
Important
Reflect
Every
Think
Every Time
Worried
I Think
Outcome
About
Winning
He
Most
Most Important Thing
Him
Understand
How
Lord
Important Thing
Go
Mound
Pitch
Pitching
Just
The Most Important
Thing
You can't control the talents He gives you, no doubt about that. But you can control the effort you put forth with those talents.
Clayton Kershaw
You
Control
Doubt
Those
No Doubt
About
Gives
He
Put
Talents
Effort
Forth
I'm a big sports fan even outside of baseball. I love watching guys that are supposed to be great, and are great, live up to the expectations. So I really appreciate consistency.
Clayton Kershaw
Love
Great
Sports
Consistency
Big
Live
I Love
Guys
Outside
Supposed
Sports Fan
Up
Expectations
Fan
Really
Even
Baseball
Watching
Appreciate
Yeah, strikeouts just kind of happen. It's not something I'm trying to do, I'm just trying to get outs as fast as possible.
Clayton Kershaw
Possible
Kind
Something
Yeah
Get
Trying
Just
Happen
Just Kind
Fast
There's a responsibility to the coaches, to the organization, to the front office, to the owners, to everybody who believes in you enough to give you what you've gotten, to the fans that show up every day and pay to watch you play - all those things combined. It's not fair to take a day off.
Clayton Kershaw
Day
You
Every Day
Fans
Organization
Responsibility
Pay
Every
Enough
Everybody
Those
Give
Take
Combined
Fair
Gotten
Off
Up
Office
Front
Owners
Not Fair
Coaches
Show
Who
Believes
Play
Things
Watch
I've been fortunate my whole career because I've had great guys to learn from.
Clayton Kershaw
Great
Guys
Had
Learn
Because
Been
Fortunate
Whole
Career
When you're out there in the heat of the moment and you're pitching, and it's a big situation, you're saying 'Don't throw a ball, don't give up a hit, don't walk this guy.' But the harder you want to control something the more it gets out of your control.
Clayton Kershaw
Saying
You
Walk
Big
Control
Situation
Out
Give
Something
Guy
More
Throw
Ball
Up
Hit
Heat
Gets
Pitching
Want
Your
Moment
Harder
At the end of the day that's why I play the game, to glorify Him in everything I do and to compete for Him.
Clayton Kershaw
Day
Game
End Of The Day
Everything
Him
Glorify
End
Why
Play
Compete
Just try to live in moment as much as you can each pitch, not worry about what happened after the past has happened.
Clayton Kershaw
You
Try
Past
Live
Worry
About
Pitch
Just
After
Happened
Much
Moment
Each
I don't know, I think everybody deals with nerves and adrenaline a little bit differently.
Clayton Kershaw
Think
Everybody
I Think
Bit
Nerves
Adrenaline
Know
Deals
Little
Little Bit
Differently
Getting to say you're going to the World Series is a pretty special thing.
Clayton Kershaw
You
World
Say
Pretty
Getting
Going
Special
Series
Thing
World Series
Watching guys win the World Series looks like a lot of fun. I'd kind of like to do that.
Clayton Kershaw
World
Win
Kind
Guys
Like
Looks
Lot
Fun
Series
World Series
Watching
Sandy Koufax is a great teacher. He just talks about competitiveness and being aggressive - about stride length, power, how to spin the breaking ball. The way he explains pitching is simple, which is something you don't see a lot.
Clayton Kershaw
Teacher
Great
You
Simple
Power
Aggressive
Stride
Way
Spin
See
About
Something
He
Great Teacher
Talks
Ball
How
Koufax
Lot
Pitching
Just
Being
Which
Breaking
Explains
Length
Sandy
Competitiveness
Any time first time out, you just want to make sure you can get hitters out again.
Clayton Kershaw
Time
You
First
Out
Make
Sure
First Time
Get
Hitters
Any
Just
Want
Again
Hitting's the hardest thing to do in sports.
Clayton Kershaw
Sports
Hitting
The Hardest Thing
Hardest
Hardest Thing
Thing
You can't compare regular season to postseason.
Clayton Kershaw
You
Regular
Regular Season
Compare
Season
We don't own anything that we have. It is all a gift from God and we are just trying to be good stewards of what He gives us.
Clayton Kershaw
God
Good
Gift
Own
Gives
He
Stewards
Trying
Just
Anything
Us
I know I didn't deserve this, but God has given me this baseball ability. So I've got to do whatever I can to honor him.
Clayton Kershaw
God
Me
Honor
Whatever
I Can
Ability
Given
Know
Him
Got
Baseball
Deserve
People make a big deal about celebrations and what's appropriate and what's not. But just talking with some veteran guys, I think anytime you get a chance to celebrate with your team, regardless if it's winning the division or winning a series, whatever it is, you take advantage of that.
Clayton Kershaw
You
Celebrate
People
Veteran
Take Advantage
Big
Whatever
Think
Appropriate
I Think
Some
About
Guys
Winning
Take
Division
Advantage
Make
Talking
Deal
Big Deal
Celebrations
Get
Just
Regardless
Anytime
Your
Team
Series
Chance
As a pitcher, you're supposed to succeed, and you're not supposed to give up a hit.
Clayton Kershaw
You
Give
Supposed
Up
Hit
Pitcher
Succeed
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