Champion Quote by Aaron Judge

I will be a Home Run Derby champ forever.

— Juan Soto

I played my first derby, I won, and I scored. As good as it gets!

— Edin Dzeko

It was the most incredible feeling you can have winning the Kentucky Derby. You're not really mentally prepared for it. It's the greatest race…

— Bob Baffert

I really enjoyed my first Istanbul derby.

— Vincent Janssen

I went out to the Derby on Wednesday and think it is the most interesting thing I ever saw over here.

— Richard H. Davis

When I was a kid, watching All-Star week on TV, the Home Run Derby was a highlight for me.

— Sean Doolittle

I look back and can't believe it sometimes. I have to go to the Derby Museum to see what I really accomplished.

— Bob Baffert

A Home Run Derby is fun. It's just like taking batting practice, and you just want to go deep. Guys do it every day.…

— Frank Thomas

I ran the L.A. marathon and really loved the experience. Communal and wild and a gigantic challenge. Finishing that marathon means I can do…

— Michael Weatherly

I'm a competitor. I really enjoyed the race more than just going out and running to run

— Shannon Miller

That was always special, playing Manchester United. I loved the feeling of the derby, that pressure, the atmosphere around it. And I did have…

— Edin Dzeko

It was unbelievable: competing in my home town at a grand prix I was watching when I was three years old. It was massive…

— Lance Stroll