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As long as you don't fold up and curl up into a ball, you'll be all right.

- Giancarlo Stanton

Ball, Fold, Up, Curl

I play to have fun. I play to win. I play for my teammates.

- Giancarlo Stanton

Win, Have Fun, Play, Teammates

There's not much you can complain about - you're a Major League Baseball player; you're getting paid to play a game. People want to be you, wish they could do what you do. There are some complaints here and there, but there really aren't any significant ones.

- Giancarlo Stanton

Play, Here, Some, Baseball Player

The one thing I didn't understand was the Minor Leagues, how that part of the business works. I'd see Todd Hollandsworth out there one game, and the next game he wouldn't be there, and I didn't understand.

- Giancarlo Stanton

Game, Next, Works, Todd

Why would you give me so much money and not try to win? What on earth is the point of that? They have to be serious about winning going forward. There's no other logical explanation.

- Giancarlo Stanton

Winning, Give, Other, So Much Money

I don't want to come to an empty stadium.

- Giancarlo Stanton

Want, Empty, Come, Stadium

I have only a relatively tiny gap of being at my best, in my prime. And I want to make a difference during that time.

- Giancarlo Stanton

Best, Want, Prime, Make A Difference

I like that I've been able to maintain a good stomach and chest. Push-ups and sit-ups are my go-to. It is the simplest routine and the best thing to maintain my stomach and chest. I'll do about 100 of each a day, usually when I'm already warmed up.

- Giancarlo Stanton

Been, Maintain, About, Push-Ups

Yeah, I'm financially good for the rest of my life - great. But I'm not trying to come here, get my butt kicked for 10 years, and go home to a lavish lifestyle. That's not fun for me.

- Giancarlo Stanton

My Life, Here, Yeah, Financially

If there's a runner on third with less than two outs, I clearly do not want to strike out.

- Giancarlo Stanton

Want, Less, Strike, Runner

The game is nine innings. It's not two, three. It doesn't matter if it's the fifth through the seventh or the seventh through the ninth. It's not two innings - it's nine.

- Giancarlo Stanton

Game, Through, Nine, Ninth

I play 'MLB 2K,' 'Madden,' and some old-school 'Mario Kart.'

- Giancarlo Stanton

Play, Some, Mario, Madden

People take everything out of proportion. Everybody loves to stir something. If you listen to everything you hear, there's a lot of different directions you'd be leaning.

- Giancarlo Stanton

Everybody, Loves, Proportion, Leaning

Training isn't fun for me. I do it because it's what my body needs, and I have a standard. It's a thing I make sure I do.

- Giancarlo Stanton

Needs, Sure, Standard, Body Needs

That is where I got my childhood memories, watching the Home Run Derby as a kid. Maybe some kids are watching me. I would like to return that.

- Giancarlo Stanton

Childhood, Home Run, Some, Derby

They say in baseball, your little flaws will stick with you from the start. It's just how you can maintain and minimize them.

- Giancarlo Stanton

Will, Maintain, Minimize, Flaws

I just want the pants and shoes to match - it doesn't have to be a high-end brand for me to wear it.

- Giancarlo Stanton

Want, Match, Pants, Brand

It's strictly winning that is going to bring back the fan market.

- Giancarlo Stanton

Winning, Fan, Market, Strictly

I recommend multiple sports for sure. The memories I have bouncing around for each sport, having to juggle some in the same day, it's tough; it's difficult.

- Giancarlo Stanton

Some, Sure, Having, Juggle

Everyone has the answer. Everyone has this. You just got to move slowly. You get good little bits of advice and go from there.

- Giancarlo Stanton

Advice, Everyone, Move, Slowly

I always tried to be Mark McGwire and hit homers like he did. I was kind of following his race, too, when he was trying to break the record.

- Giancarlo Stanton

Race, Always, Like, Mark

I played basketball, baseball, and football. I never had much downtime. But I think playing multiple sports helped tremendously in my baseball career. I have the agility of all three combined into one.

- Giancarlo Stanton

Career, Think, I Think, Downtime

I hate striking out, but at the same time, I'm much better at letting them go rather than, earlier in my career, worrying about it so much before the next at-bat against the guy. You grow as you play, and every year, I work to cut them down.

- Giancarlo Stanton

Play, Career, Next, Striking

We don't just say this every spring training - 'Playoffs, World Series.' You've got to do it.

- Giancarlo Stanton

Training, Say, Got, Spring Training

I hate it, but a popout is the same as a strikeout. It's a matter of productive at-bats, a matter of how you do it.

- Giancarlo Stanton

Hate, How, Same, Productive

I can deal with losing as long as one is trying to win. If you're losing, and you're not trying to win, that is not fair.

- Giancarlo Stanton

Trying, Fair, Deal, Not Fair

High school is what kind of grows you into the person you are. I have great memories, good and bad, some learning experiences and some that I'll take with me the rest of my life.

- Giancarlo Stanton

My Life, Bad, Some, Great Memories

Just got to keep moving. Progress.

- Giancarlo Stanton

Progress, Just, Keep, Moving

I'm not going to change the way I work out in the offseason and prepare. I'm not going to change the way I approach the game. I'm not going to change the way I play every day.

- Giancarlo Stanton

Game, Play, Prepare, Work Out

I don't need to go every day and re-evaluate, 'Am I living up to this? Or that or this?'

- Giancarlo Stanton

Every Day, Living, Need, Re-Evaluate

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