“My approach every game is to try to keep the ball down and get ground ball outs”
"Normally when I look at stuff, I try to look at the good things. When I watch video, I try to watch the good starts so I can see how my mechanics are in those."
- Jacob deGrom
Self-awareness
"You never want to see a guy struggle. And we’ve all struggled. It’s part of the game."
- Jacob deGrom
Adversity
"Whenever we had career day at elementary school, and we could dress up like what you wanted to be when I got on stage, mine was playing major league baseball."
- Jacob deGrom
Aspirations
"I think all of us are thankful every day we get to put this uniform on, and we play this game. So try not to take any days for granted. Every time you take the field, give a hundred percent and leave it all out there."
- Jacob deGrom
Gratitude
"It is at the moment of death that humanity has value."
- Archer
Philosophy
"Religion, ideology, resources, land, spite, love or just because… No matter how pathetic the reason, it’s enough to start a war. War will never cease to exist… reasons can be thought up after the fact… Human nature pursues strife."
- Paine
Philosophy
"Christmas is a necessity. There has to be at least one day of the year to remind us that we’re here for something else besides ourselves."
- Eric Sevareid
Philosophy
"Maybe Christmas, he thought, doesn't come from a store. Maybe Christmas...perhaps...means a little bit more!"
- Theodor Seuss Geisel
Philosophy
"Christmas is built upon a beautiful and intentional paradox; that the birth of the homeless should be celebrated in every home."
- G.K. Chesterton
Philosophy