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Aroldis Chapman

(1988) Baseball Player

47 quotes in 192 categories

Aroldis Chapman is a baseball player.

Quick Facts About Aroldis Chapman

Born: February 28, 1988
Profession: Baseball Player

About Aroldis Chapman

[Wikidata] Cuban-born American baseball player... | [Wikipedia] Albertín Aroldis Chapman de la Cruz is a Cuban-born American professional baseball relief pitcher for the Boston Red Sox of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the Cincinnati Reds, New York Yankees, Chicago Cubs, Kansas City Royals, Texas Rangers, and Pittsburgh Pirates

Quotes by Aroldis Chapman

I wanted to be in the big leagues, not stuck in the minor leagues.

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Big

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I am preparing myself as every offseason, getting myself ready to close. Starting hasn't even crossed my mind and I'm not going…

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Either

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I didn't do anything. People are thinking that it's something serious; I have not put my hands on anyone, didn't put anyone…

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Danger

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My mom, my dad, my children, my sisters, they are everything to me.

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Children

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I don't think that you have to put any pressure on yourself.

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Any

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I don't know who I can trust and who is using me for who I am.

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I am

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What I have in mind is closing games and that's it.

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Closing

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If a team wants me to go to the minors to get ready and prepare, that's what I'm going to do and…

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Go

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My job is to be ready, to be ready to pitch, however that is, however many innings that is, I need to…

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Go

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I don't want it to be so complicated - promoters, a business plan, none of that.

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Business

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Sometimes people talk too much. We have to be careful about that.

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Be careful

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Nobody's perfect. We make mistakes, but the important thing is we learn from them and move forward.

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Failure

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Out of all the contracts that were out there, the better one for me was from the Reds. Not talking about money…

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Better

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There is my life in Cuba and my life in America, the old life and the new life, and almost nothing about…

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America

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I believe that if you deserve something, you don't ask for it.

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Believe

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There are rumors out there that I requested $100 million, and that's not true at all.

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Million

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My children are everything to me. And the three of them are driving me crazy.

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Children

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I get bored of watching baseball on TV. It's repetitive to me.

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Baseball

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I knew that if they didn't allow me to play anymore, I would leave Cuba immediately. I mean, what was I supposed…

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Baseball

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Chicago started doing the same thing, bringing on young players in the beginning combined with veterans, and it worked for them. The…

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Beginning

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I've never hurt anybody, never in my life. That's not my character or who I am.

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Character

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If I'm healthy, I'm going to go out there and pitch. If I'm tired, I'm going to put that aside and just…

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Go

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Atticus is my little, crazy boy. I do not get to see him much because he lives in Cincinnati. But when I…

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Blood

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People talked a lot about this upcoming talent on the Yankees and it was something that you kind of saw coming. These…

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Believe

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Now, I'm thinking about more important things: my family, kids, my career.

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Career

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