I thank those people that thought I had lost the agility to play shortstop, because they gave me more motivation. – Asdrubal Cabrera
A lot of scouts said I was not capable to play short. Every team that came to me, they wanted me to play third, and I wanted to show everybody that they were wrong. – Asdrubal Cabrera
With my experience, I think I’ve earned that respect from the team and from my teammates. – Asdrubal Cabrera
When you make the playoffs, it’s like you’ve done your job for the team. I’ve got that moment in my mind all the time, and I want to be there again. – Asdrubal Cabrera
This game is crazy. You’re up and down, up and down. When you feel good, you want to be there every time for the team. – Asdrubal Cabrera
If you want me to play second, I need time to get ready to play second. If you want me to play short, I need time. – Asdrubal Cabrera
It’s hard for a shortstop to play with a guy you don’t know in the middle of the season. If you know a guy early in spring training, you’re working with them. – Asdrubal Cabrera
I’m a baseball player who likes to enjoy himself and leave everything to God. He knows what’ll happen. – Asdrubal Cabrera
When you get old and play every day like I did, it’s hard. Hard on your body. You start to get sore. You gain weight. But that makes me work harder, be stronger in my mind, and show I can still play. – Asdrubal Cabrera
Scouts always think they’re right. They’re not right all the time. They don’t even know how hard it is. Most of those scouts never played baseball. – Asdrubal Cabrera
I just come every day, do my stuff before the game, work hard. You work hard, and it pays off. – Asdrubal Cabrera
They tried to make my dad play professional basketball. But he was married young, too, at 20 years old. He wanted to have a family and said that money was not enough. – Asdrubal Cabrera
