Baseball Quote by Mookie Betts

My dad and all my family were into baseball. His brothers, my mom's brothers, my mom's father. Baseball was just always a part of…

— Mark Teixeira

I was the first person in my family to play baseball.

— Christian Yelich

My dad was a Real Betis fan.

— Hector Bellerin

My mom, she wasn't like a baseball mother who knew everything about the game. She just wanted me to be happy with what I…

— David Ortiz

One of my heroes growing up was Jackie Robinson. My mom, an ardent baseball fan from whom I got my love of the game,…

— Jared Polis

I played all sports growing up. Baseball was always my favorite, though.

— Sean Doolittle

I've always played for the acceptance of my godfather (Willie Mays) and father (Bobby Bonds).

— Barry Bonds

I was a happy kid. I played a lot of baseball with my big brother, Jerry.

— B. J. Thomas

I lived to play basketball. Growing up as a kid, Bill Russell and the Boston Celtics were my favorite team. The way they played,…

— Bill Walton

My dad was my coach in baseball and early on in basketball, so playing baseball was something we always did.

— Matthew Stafford

I was a very good baseball player and football player as a kid.

— John Malkovich

My grandfather was a big sports fan and so was my mom.

— Jarome Iginla