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title: "1 Intense Baseball Quotes By Albert Belle"
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> [I mean, people think I'm too intense for baseball. I've always excelled to be the best, no matter what, but it's like people think something is wrong with that.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/albert-belle/i-mean-people-think-i-m-too-intense-for-baseball-i-ve-always-excelled/)

[Albert Belle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/albert-belle/)

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## More by Albert Belle

> [What we should have done is kept the same team that played in the '95 World Series. Those trades (Eddie Murray & Carlos Baerga)…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/albert-belle/what-we-should-have-done-is-kept-the-same-team-that-played-in-the-95/)

[Albert Belle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/albert-belle/)

> [The Indians didn't help me in dealing with the media. I think they wanted to keep my market value down. I'm moody. I know…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/albert-belle/the-indians-didn-t-help-me-in-dealing-with-the-media-i-think-they/)

[Albert Belle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/albert-belle/)

> [When you talk about locker room betting, we bet on everything... It's no different than anyone else's office pool. Money changes hands in the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/albert-belle/when-you-talk-about-locker-room-betting-we-bet-on-everything-it-s-no/)

[Albert Belle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/albert-belle/)

> [We need to start acting like a team, focus on winning and not worry about all of the other stuff that goes on. We…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/albert-belle/we-need-to-start-acting-like-a-team-focus-on-winning-and-not-worry/)

[Albert Belle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/albert-belle/)

> [Back in 1987 when they drafted me. The Indians were the only team interested in taking a chance on Albert Belle, and I made…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/albert-belle/back-in-1987-when-they-drafted-me-the-indians-were-the-only-team/)

[Albert Belle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/albert-belle/)

> [There were so many Cuban-Americans upset that we were going to Cuba and I was curious to see why they were so angry, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/albert-belle/there-were-so-many-cuban-americans-upset-that-we-were-going-to-cuba/)

[Albert Belle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/albert-belle/)

> [People tried to test me (in 1999) and I came up with some pretty good throws. Everybody on the team calls me 'Bazooka' now.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/albert-belle/people-tried-to-test-me-in-1999-and-i-came-up-with-some-pretty-good/)

[Albert Belle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/albert-belle/)

> [I feel education is more important even now for the younger generation than when I was younger. The kids really need to buckle down…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/albert-belle/i-feel-education-is-more-important-even-now-for-the-younger/)

[Albert Belle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/albert-belle/)

> [Leaving wasn't a personal thing where I intentionally wanted to stick it to management or anyone. This is business. I felt I should have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/albert-belle/leaving-wasn-t-a-personal-thing-where-i-intentionally-wanted-to-stick/)

[Albert Belle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/albert-belle/)

> [I'm pretty much right on schedule. Start off slow, finish up strong. I don't know why everyone panics. I've been doing this for ten…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/albert-belle/i-m-pretty-much-right-on-schedule-start-off-slow-finish-up-strong-i/)

[Albert Belle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/albert-belle/)

> [In baseball, I don't fraternize with players when it's time to hit. I'm preparing for the game. It's the most important time of the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/albert-belle/in-baseball-i-don-t-fraternize-with-players-when-it-s-time-to-hit-i-m/)

[Albert Belle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/albert-belle/)

> [I mean, people think I'm too intense for baseball. I've always excelled to be the best, no matter what, but it's like people think…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/albert-belle/i-mean-people-think-i-m-too-intense-for-baseball-i-ve-always-excelled/)

[Albert Belle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/albert-belle/)

> [It's an individual sport (golf), so it's the exact opposite of baseball. If you hit a bad shot, you can't say, 'Well, this happened.'…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/albert-belle/it-s-an-individual-sport-golf-so-it-s-the-exact-opposite-of-baseball/)

[Albert Belle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/albert-belle/)

> [There were a lot of times in the Cleveland and Chicago organizations when I did something, they wanted to make sure the camera was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/albert-belle/there-were-a-lot-of-times-in-the-cleveland-and-chicago-organizations/)

[Albert Belle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/albert-belle/)

> [Some people are saying it's a slap in the face for me to go to a competitor, but it also was a slap in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/albert-belle/some-people-are-saying-it-s-a-slap-in-the-face-for-me-to-go-to-a/)

[Albert Belle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/albert-belle/)

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