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Portrait of Carlos Beltran

Carlos Beltran

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Carlos Iván Beltrán Valdés is a Puerto Rican former outfielder in Major League Baseball (MLB) who played for seven teams from 1998 to 2017. A nine-time All-Star, he hit 20 home runs twelve times and 30 doubles eleven times, with eight seasons of 100 runs batted in (RBI) and seven seasons of 100 runs

Quotes by Carlos Beltran

I have more confidence than I ever have before.

Confidence

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I like to be aggressive. I like to swing the bat.

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When you're close to your family, you want to be close to them.

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I learned that I have to work hard every day, that I can't get down if I get in a slump.

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I was always thinking, 'One day I want to be like Bernie Williams.'

Always thinking

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I pray to God to be a great player, but I want to keep my life.

Football

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I'm a family man. I just love being around my family.

Family

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My mom and dad gave me everything they could have given me.

Dad

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I can't change something that I've been all my life. But I can work to express myself and talk more.

Can't change

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Major League Baseball should retire Roberto Clemente's number, just like they did Jackie Robinson's.

Baseball

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I don't want to be hiding from people. It would be difficult to be recognized everywhere, so that I couldn't do things…

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I like people talking about me, about my defense or what I'm doing. I like to see that, and that makes me…

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I just need to come to the park every day thinking something good is going to happen to me and hoping today…

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Now that I feel 100 percent, I'm looking forward to playing my game the way I want to-getting on base, stealing bases…

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I play because I know I can play the game, so it's their decision whether or not they want to keep me…

Decision

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Running after balls, diving, taking a home run away, it gives me such a good feeling. I am happy to do it.

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When I was in Kansas City everything was going well for me. My marriage was good and I was very successful in…

Baseball

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It's going to be crazy. I'm guessing when we play against the Dominicans, half the field will be Dominican fans and half…

Being crazy

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I used to think it would be neat to play my whole career with one team. But as a baseball player you…

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I know there are a lot of expectations of me, and I will do the best I can.

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I think I can play in the big leagues 10 or 15 years. But more important to me is winning-win, make the playoffs.

Big leagues

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My goal is to win. It doesn't matter how I do. I want to do well, but I just want the team…

Football

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