--- title: "Best Albert Pujols Quotes" description: "José Alberto Pujols Alcántara is a Dominican-American professional baseball manager and former first baseman and designated hitter who is the manager of..." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/427/albert-pujols-10954_believe_i-believe-it-is-my-responsibility-to-do_531557.jpg" --- # Albert Pujols (1980) Baseball Player **62** quotes in **478** categories Rate this collection: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet Albert Pujols is a baseball player. ## Quick Facts About Albert Pujols Born January 16, 1980 Profession Baseball Player ## About Albert Pujols José Alberto Pujols Alcántara is a Dominican-American professional baseball manager and former first baseman and designated hitter who is the manager of the Estrellas Orientales of the Dominican Professional Baseball League. ## Quotes by Albert Pujols · Page 2 > [I believe it is my responsibility to do what I can for children and people with Down syndrome as well as in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/albert-pujols/i-believe-it-is-my-responsibility-to-do-what-i-can-for-children-and/) [Albert Pujols](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/albert-pujols/) [Believe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/believe/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/427/albert-pujols-10954_believe_i-believe-it-is-my-responsibility-to-do_531557.jpg) > [To me playing third base and left field and moving all over the place, it doesn't bother me because I still have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/albert-pujols/to-me-playing-third-base-and-left-field-and-moving-all-over-the-place/) [Albert Pujols](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/albert-pujols/) [Baseball](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/baseball/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/be2/albert-pujols-10954_baseball_to-me-playing-third-base-and-left-field_587228.jpg) > [If something happens to me tomorrow, I'm going to go to Heaven, and that's for sure because God's promised to us in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/albert-pujols/if-something-happens-to-me-tomorrow-i-m-going-to-go-to-heaven-and/) [Albert Pujols](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/albert-pujols/) [Because](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/because/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fa7/albert-pujols-10954_because_if-something-happens-to-me-tomorrow-i-m_3017166.jpg) > [My dad always supported me. Sometimes we didn't have anything to eat for breakfast, but if we could eat lunch and dinner,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/albert-pujols/my-dad-always-supported-me-sometimes-we-didn-t-have-anything-to-eat/) [Albert Pujols](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/albert-pujols/) [Always](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/always/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1fb/albert-pujols-10954_always_my-dad-always-supported-me-sometimes-we_320509.jpg) > [I consider myself a line drive hitter with power. I just try to put my best swing on the ball every time.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/albert-pujols/i-consider-myself-a-line-drive-hitter-with-power-i-just-try-to-put-my/) [Albert Pujols](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/albert-pujols/) [Ball](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/ball/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c9d/albert-pujols-10954_ball_i-consider-myself-a-line-drive-hitter-wi_2138741.jpg) > [I hope by the time that I'm done in this game, I can have half the numbers Stan Musial had in his…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/albert-pujols/i-hope-by-the-time-that-i-m-done-in-this-game-i-can-have-half-the/) [Albert Pujols](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/albert-pujols/) [Careers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/careers/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f15/albert-pujols-10954_careers_i-hope-by-the-time-that-i-m-done-in-this_2521980.jpg) > [A lot of people said I could be a good player. I just wanted the opportunity to show it. I just let…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/albert-pujols/a-lot-of-people-said-i-could-be-a-good-player-i-just-wanted-the/) [Albert Pujols](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/albert-pujols/) [Happens](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/happens/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b3e/albert-pujols-10954_happens_a-lot-of-people-said-i-could-be-a-good-p_2659412.jpg) > [If I need to help my team and play a different position for that game because somebody is hurt or they want…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/albert-pujols/if-i-need-to-help-my-team-and-play-a-different-position-for-that-game/) [Albert Pujols](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/albert-pujols/) [Days off](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/days-off/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/974/albert-pujols-10954_days-off_if-i-need-to-help-my-team-and-play-a-dif_3223216.jpg) > [Do I want to be in St. Louis forever? Of course. People from other teams want to play in St. Louis, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/albert-pujols/do-i-want-to-be-in-st-louis-forever-of-course-people-from-other-teams/) [Albert Pujols](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/albert-pujols/) [About](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/about/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ade/albert-pujols-10954_about_do-i-want-to-be-in-st-louis-forever-of-c_1171382.jpg) > [He means as much as Roberto Clemente does to Latin people. Thank God I had the opportunity to know him. I wish…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/albert-pujols/he-means-as-much-as-roberto-clemente-does-to-latin-people-thank-god-i/) [Albert Pujols](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/albert-pujols/) [Around](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/around/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/533/albert-pujols-10954_around_he-means-as-much-as-roberto-clemente-doe_65337.jpg) > [I thought about it a lot (losing the 2002 NLCS). It's something you have to go home and wrap it up because…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/albert-pujols/i-thought-about-it-a-lot-losing-the-2002-nlcs-it-s-something-you-have/) [Albert Pujols](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/albert-pujols/) [Able](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/able/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e46/albert-pujols-10954_able_i-thought-about-it-a-lot-losing-the-2002_2597338.jpg) > [It doesn't matter the numbers, it doesn't matter the records, it doesn't matter the money that you make. What matters is to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/albert-pujols/it-doesn-t-matter-the-numbers-it-doesn-t-matter-the-records-it-doesn/) [Albert Pujols](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/albert-pujols/) [Able](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/able/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/571/albert-pujols-10954_able_it-doesn-t-matter-the-numbers-it-doesn-t_1876882.jpg) > [In regards to core training, I try to incorporate the medicine ball whenever possible. As a baseball player, there is a lot…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/albert-pujols/in-regards-to-core-training-i-try-to-incorporate-the-medicine-ball/) [Albert Pujols](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/albert-pujols/) [Anything](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/anything/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4ab/albert-pujols-10954_anything_in-regards-to-core-training-i-try-to-inc_3082049.jpg) > [Preparation is very important. The pitcher is going to do his job and prepare for you, so you as a hitter must…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/albert-pujols/preparation-is-very-important-the-pitcher-is-going-to-do-his-job-and/) [Albert Pujols](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/albert-pujols/) [Always](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/always/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/696/albert-pujols-10954_always_preparation-is-very-important-the-pitche_706065.jpg) > [I'm in the gym three to four days a week, depending on how I'm feeling. With chest, legs and back being the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/albert-pujols/i-m-in-the-gym-three-to-four-days-a-week-depending-on-how-i-m-feeling/) [Albert Pujols](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/albert-pujols/) [Any](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/any/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/53b/albert-pujols-10954_any_i-m-in-the-gym-three-to-four-days-a-week_2834147.jpg) > [I'm thankful God has given us the technology where we can see each other through Skype on the computer. It's not the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/albert-pujols/i-m-thankful-god-has-given-us-the-technology-where-we-can-see-each/) [Albert Pujols](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/albert-pujols/) [Available](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/available/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c29/albert-pujols-10954_available_i-m-thankful-god-has-given-us-the-techno_1528214.jpg) > [I always say God doesn't need me, but I need Him in my life to survive in this world and over temptation.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/albert-pujols/i-always-say-god-doesn-t-need-me-but-i-need-him-in-my-life-to-survive/) [Albert Pujols](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/albert-pujols/) [Always](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/always/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/770/albert-pujols-10954_always_i-always-say-god-doesn-t-need-me-but-i-n_74705.jpg) > [Every year it gets tougher and tougher. Mentally and physically. That's why you need to train and prepare.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/albert-pujols/every-year-it-gets-tougher-and-tougher-mentally-and-physically-that-s/) [Albert Pujols](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/albert-pujols/) [Needs](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/needs/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b24/albert-pujols-10954_needs_every-year-it-gets-tougher-and-tougher-m_1416460.jpg) > [St. Louis is still a special place for me. I still have my home there. I live there in the offseason. I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/albert-pujols/st-louis-is-still-a-special-place-for-me-i-still-have-my-home-there-i/) [Albert Pujols](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/albert-pujols/) [Baseball](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/baseball/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7e0/albert-pujols-10954_baseball_st-louis-is-still-a-special-place-for-me_2962174.jpg) > [I'm a really smart player. If you tell me something, I get it quickly. If there is something wrong with my hitting,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/albert-pujols/i-m-a-really-smart-player-if-you-tell-me-something-i-get-it-quickly/) [Albert Pujols](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/albert-pujols/) [Ability](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/ability/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fdb/albert-pujols-10954_ability_i-m-a-really-smart-player-if-you-tell-me_1080136.jpg) > [It doesn't matter what the scoreboard says. I'm always having fun, talking to other guys. They even come to first base and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/albert-pujols/it-doesn-t-matter-what-the-scoreboard-says-i-m-always-having-fun/) [Albert Pujols](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/albert-pujols/) [About](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/about/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/031/albert-pujols-10954_about_it-doesn-t-matter-what-the-scoreboard-sa_1687602.jpg) > [The kids look at me, 'Ah, you're my hero.' I want to teach those kids. 'Hey listen, God is my hero. He…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/albert-pujols/the-kids-look-at-me-ah-you-re-my-hero-i-want-to-teach-those-kids-hey/) [Albert Pujols](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/albert-pujols/) [Ah](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/ah/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ce5/albert-pujols-10954_ah_the-kids-look-at-me-ah-you-re-my-hero-i_1456517.jpg) ## Albert Pujols by topic [Baseball (20)](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/baseball/albert-pujols/) [Want (12)](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/want/albert-pujols/) [Play (11)](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/play/albert-pujols/) [People (11)](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/people/albert-pujols/) [Me (10)](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/me/albert-pujols/) [Ifs (10)](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/ifs/albert-pujols/) [I can (10)](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/i-can/albert-pujols/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/albert-pujols/#itemlist", "name": "Albert Pujols Quotes", "numberOfItems": 22, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I believe it is my responsibility to do what I can for children and people with Down syndrome as well as in my native Dominican Republic.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Albert Pujols" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/albert-pujols/i-believe-it-is-my-responsibility-to-do-what-i-can-for-children-and/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/427/albert-pujols-10954_believe_i-believe-it-is-my-responsibility-to-do_531557.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/427/albert-pujols-10954_believe_i-believe-it-is-my-responsibility-to-do_531557.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/427/albert-pujols-10954_believe_i-believe-it-is-my-responsibility-to-do_531557.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I believe it is my responsibility to do what I can for children and people with Down syndrome as well as in…” — Albert Pujols", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "To me playing third base and left field and moving all over the place, it doesn't bother me because I still have to grab that bat and hit no matter where I play.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Albert Pujols" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/albert-pujols/to-me-playing-third-base-and-left-field-and-moving-all-over-the-place/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/be2/albert-pujols-10954_baseball_to-me-playing-third-base-and-left-field_587228.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/be2/albert-pujols-10954_baseball_to-me-playing-third-base-and-left-field_587228.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/be2/albert-pujols-10954_baseball_to-me-playing-third-base-and-left-field_587228.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“To me playing third base and left field and moving all over the place, it doesn't bother me because I still…” — Albert Pujols", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "If something happens to me tomorrow, I'm going to go to Heaven, and that's for sure because God's promised to us in the Bible.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Albert Pujols" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/albert-pujols/if-something-happens-to-me-tomorrow-i-m-going-to-go-to-heaven-and/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fa7/albert-pujols-10954_because_if-something-happens-to-me-tomorrow-i-m_3017166.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fa7/albert-pujols-10954_because_if-something-happens-to-me-tomorrow-i-m_3017166.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fa7/albert-pujols-10954_because_if-something-happens-to-me-tomorrow-i-m_3017166.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“If something happens to me tomorrow, I'm going to go to Heaven, and that's for sure because God's promised…” — Albert Pujols", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 4, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "My dad always supported me. 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