Tony Gwynn

“For me, it was about being consistent and not trying to do too much.”

“I'm a guy who is a little bit old-fashioned. I'm a guy who wants to be here... and I'm a guy who wants to win.”

“You've got to have a little bit of fun and humor in your life.”

“Hitting is a discipline. It's something you have to work at.”

“When you're in a slump, you do something different, just to try it. I'm a believer in that.”

“The only thing I can control is how I prepare.”

“I just tried to be a good teammate. I wanted to be a guy that the guys could look to.”

“I learned a long time ago that you've got to go out and do your own thing.”

“The game has changed. Hitters are bigger, stronger. But I think the game has to come back to being a little more cerebral.”

“I got a chance to play with a lot of great players, and they made me better.”

“Remember these two things: play hard and have fun.”

“The hardest thing to do is to be true to yourself, especially when everybody is watching.”

“I never had a plan B. I feel like if you have a plan B, you are giving yourself a chance to fail.”

“I was a contact hitter, a guy who used the whole field. I was not a guy who was going to hit home runs.”

“I always wanted to be a Padre. I'm a San Diego guy.”