Albert Pujols Quotes

“I'm thankful God has given us the technology where we can see each other through Skype on the computer. It's not the same thing, but at least we can see each other. Imagine the time before when that wasn't available and people had to go defend our country. It's really hard. I go two weeks without seeing my family and I go crazy.”

— Albert Pujols

“Do I want to be in St. Louis forever? Of course. People from other teams want to play in St. Louis, and they're jealous that we're in St. Louis because the fans are unbelievable. So why would you want to leave a place like St. Louis to go somewhere else and make $3 million or $4 more million a year? It's not about the money.”

— Albert Pujols

“Preparation is very important. The pitcher is going to do his job and prepare for you, so you as a hitter must do the same. I always watch videotape of pitchers before the game and even sometimes during.”

— Albert Pujols

“I always say God doesn't need me, but I need Him in my life to survive in this world and over temptation. That's Who keeps me humble every time.”

— Albert Pujols

“Whatever happens at the end of the day, as long as I glorify His name, that's what it's all about.”

— Albert Pujols

“I have five young children, and I take being a role model very seriously.”

— Albert Pujols

St. Louis is still a special place for me. I still have my home there. I live there in the offseason. I enjoyed playing in front of 40,000 people every day. I tried to do my best to help the organization win. I had success there. We won two World Series. We went to three. That's something you can't take from me.

— Albert Pujols

“It's not how you start the season, it's how you finish. If you wind up helping the team make the playoffs, that's what you play for. You don't play to put up your numbers, but to try to get a chance to make it to the World Series.”

— Albert Pujols

Anaheim is not like Los Angeles, where there are more people and more paparazzi. You don't have that in Anaheim. It's more laid-back.

— Albert Pujols

“He means as much as Roberto Clemente does to Latin people. Thank God I had the opportunity to know him. I wish my kids had the opportunity to be around him, because that's how I want my kids to live their lives. I want them to be like Stan Musial. Not the baseball player. The person. That's the respect I have for that man.”

— Albert Pujols

I consider myself a line drive hitter with power. I just try to put my best swing on the ball every time.

— Albert Pujols

“I play to represent God, something bigger than baseball.”

— Albert Pujols

“I think the two most important parts of any athlete's workouts are his leg workouts and his core training.”

— Albert Pujols

“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.”

— Albert Pujols

My life's goal is to bring glory to Jesus.

— Albert Pujols

“The kids look at me, 'Ah, you're my hero.' I want to teach those kids. 'Hey listen, God is my hero. He died on the cross for my sins, and He's the one. That's how I wanna live - like Him - and I want you guys to do the same thing.”

— Albert Pujols

It doesn't matter what the scoreboard says. I'm always having fun, talking to other guys. They even come to first base and ask me about hitting. I try to help them out as much as I can in the 30 seconds before the pitcher throws the next pitch. That's me. I don't think I will ever change that.

— Albert Pujols

“My wife and I love children. We have five of our own. I would ask that anyone who looks up to me would instead look up to God. I am nothing without Him. Everything I do in life and in baseball is to glorify Him.”

— Albert Pujols

“St. Louis still is going to be a special place for me, whether I'm playing 3,000 miles away or 5,000 miles away.”

— Albert Pujols

“I like to eat Wheaties Fuel for breakfast with fresh fruit and egg whites. For lunch, I like to eat my wife's 'homerun chicken,' which is chicken, rice and vegetables, and for dinner I eat grilled steak or a couple of chicken breasts with rice and vegetables. During the day, I drink OhYeah! protein shakes as a snack.”

— Albert Pujols

“God is the Man, and there's another Man, Stan 'The Man' Musial in St. Louis.”

— Albert Pujols

My dad always supported me. Sometimes we didn't have anything to eat for breakfast, but if we could eat lunch and dinner, we weren't poor.

— Albert Pujols

I'm in the gym three to four days a week, depending on how I'm feeling. With chest, legs and back being the most important parts of any athlete's body, I try to train these on separate days with at least a day off in between.

— Albert Pujols

“In regards to core training, I try to incorporate the medicine ball whenever possible. As a baseball player, there is a lot of twisting and turning that I will do. Keeping my abs strong is as important as anything else.”

— Albert Pujols

“Mike Matheny, Fernando Vina, Edgar Renteria, Mark McGwire and Darryl Kile ... before he died. Those guys took me under their wing and taught me the way to play the game the right way.”

— Albert Pujols

“If it weren't for Jesus, I would not be where I am today and my life would be without purpose. I've heard kids say they want to be just like me when they grow up. They should know I want to be just like Jesus.”

— Albert Pujols

“I don't think there's anything out there I can be afraid of.”

— Albert Pujols

I'm a teammate guy, so whatever I can do to help my team to win like I have the past two years, that's what I want to do. If it takes for me to play first base, third base, right field, I just want to win the game.

— Albert Pujols

“I try to spend as much time as possible with God and my family. That's more important than anything I'm doing in baseball.”

— Albert Pujols

At the end of the day, when all is said and done playing this game ... it doesn't matter what you did in the field, it's what you do off the field and the lives that you touch off the field.

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“Baseball is simply my platform to elevate Jesus Christ, my Lord and Savior.”

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“If they don't know the Lord, I encourage them to search for and open their hearts and their eyes. 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. I want to make sure that those people out there feel the same. At the end of the day as long as I glorify him and those 45,000 people know who I represent out there every time I step out on the field, that's what it's about. It's about representing God.”

— Albert Pujols

“I'm a really smart player. If you tell me something, I get it quickly. If there is something wrong with my hitting, tell me what's wrong and I'll pick it up right away. That's the best thing I have going for me, my ability to listen to a coach and fix what I'm doing wrong.”

— Albert Pujols

“I don't want to be too stiff, because then my hands won't be as quick.”

— Albert Pujols

I know I'm good when I'm hitting the ball the other way - that's Albert Pujols.

— Albert Pujols

“There is only one El Hombre and that is Stan Musial.”

— Albert Pujols

“People ask me if I believe how quickly my career has taken off. I just tell them that Jesus Christ is my strength. God has blessed me and I will continue to do my best for him. That is more important than anything I could ever do in baseball.”

— Albert Pujols

“I thought about it a lot (losing the 2002 NLCS). It's something you have to go home and wrap it up because if you keep thinking about it, you're going to take that to Spring Training and you're not going to be able to concentrate on your work.”

— Albert Pujols

“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.”

— Albert Pujols

“You know your talent. You know if you work hard, your hard work is going to pay off one day.”

— Albert Pujols

“If I need to help my team and play a different position for that game because somebody is hurt or they want to give a day off to somebody, I'll do it.”

— Albert Pujols

“I don't know why people say I'm not supposed to be doing what I'm doing. I'm just trying to do my job. I'm blessed, and I'm glad that I'm blessed.”

— Albert Pujols

“In my heart and mind, I know I can hit anybody. I'm always relaxed. It's hard to explain. It's like playing with my kids. It feels natural.”

— Albert Pujols

“What motivates me more than money are God and my family.”

— Albert Pujols

“People from other teams want to play in St. Louis and they're jealous that we're in St. Louis because the fans are unbelievable. So why would you want to leave a place like St. Louis to go somewhere else and make $3 or $4 more million a year? It's not about the money. I already got my money. It's about winning and that's it. It's about accomplishing my goal and my goal is to try to win. If this organization shifts the other way then I have to go the other way.”

— Albert Pujols

“When you get a walk-off homer, you get to do whatever you want. You need to be excited about it. You don't get too many of those, so you need to enjoy them when they come.”

— Albert Pujols

“Every year it gets tougher and tougher. Mentally and physically. That's why you need to train and prepare.”

— Albert Pujols

“There's three things that as a professional athlete you want. You want to get to the big leagues, and I accomplished that. Winning a World Series ring, I got that. And then getting to the Hall of Fame. That's everybody's dream. Every athlete, they want to be up there in the Hall of Fame, mentioned with the greatest players to ever play this game.”

— Albert Pujols

“A lot of people said I could be a good player. I just wanted the opportunity to show it. I just let it happen.”

— Albert Pujols

I trust that I can hit a fastball, that I can hit any pitch they throw to me.

— Albert Pujols