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> [I don't like to play slow or softly. I like to play hard. Always.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adrian-beltre/i-don-t-like-to-play-slow-or-softly-i-like-to-play-hard-always/)

[Adrian Beltre](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adrian-beltre/)

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## More by Adrian Beltre

> [When you go to home plate with a lot of confidence, you feel that you can hit any pitch.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adrian-beltre/when-you-go-to-home-plate-with-a-lot-of-confidence-you-feel-that-you/)

[Adrian Beltre](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adrian-beltre/)

> [I want to be consistent from the first day of the season to the last.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adrian-beltre/i-want-to-be-consistent-from-the-first-day-of-the-season-to-the-last/)

[Adrian Beltre](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adrian-beltre/)

> [2004 has to be my year. No more excuses.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adrian-beltre/2004-has-to-be-my-year-no-more-excuses/)

[Adrian Beltre](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adrian-beltre/)

> [I'm an immigrant myself. I'd probably support it, but I can't do much.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adrian-beltre/i-m-an-immigrant-myself-i-d-probably-support-it-but-i-can-t-do-much/)

[Adrian Beltre](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adrian-beltre/)

> [I love hitting-that's my favorite part of the game.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adrian-beltre/i-love-hitting-that-s-my-favorite-part-of-the-game/)

[Adrian Beltre](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adrian-beltre/)

> [I'm confident, but not so confident that I'm cocky.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adrian-beltre/i-m-confident-but-not-so-confident-that-i-m-cocky/)

[Adrian Beltre](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adrian-beltre/)

> [I'm not a rookie anymore-no more excuses about being young.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adrian-beltre/i-m-not-a-rookie-anymore-no-more-excuses-about-being-young/)

[Adrian Beltre](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adrian-beltre/)

> [I work hard on my defense. It's something I take pride in, but it's nothing that I want to brag about. It's part of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adrian-beltre/i-work-hard-on-my-defense-it-s-something-i-take-pride-in-but-it-s/)

[Adrian Beltre](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adrian-beltre/)

> [I have to get better, but I can't change the way I play.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adrian-beltre/i-have-to-get-better-but-i-can-t-change-the-way-i-play/)

[Adrian Beltre](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adrian-beltre/)

> [I don't like to play slow or softly. I like to play hard. Always.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adrian-beltre/i-don-t-like-to-play-slow-or-softly-i-like-to-play-hard-always/)

[Adrian Beltre](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adrian-beltre/)

> [But the Twins opened the fifth with their second and third hits, and Beltre helped Hernandez by taking his bullet throw for a force…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adrian-beltre/but-the-twins-opened-the-fifth-with-their-second-and-third-hits-and/)

[Adrian Beltre](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adrian-beltre/)

> [I'm not perfect. Nobody's perfect. But I love baseball and I love to play hard.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adrian-beltre/i-m-not-perfect-nobody-s-perfect-but-i-love-baseball-and-i-love-to/)

[Adrian Beltre](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adrian-beltre/)

> [Byrd has always been that kind of pitcher, trying to trick you, keep the ball low, in and out. He threw a lot of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adrian-beltre/byrd-has-always-been-that-kind-of-pitcher-trying-to-trick-you-keep/)

[Adrian Beltre](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adrian-beltre/)

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