Sandy Alomar Quotations

Life is based on your self-confidence. When you trust yourself, that means you know you can do things. If you don't have that trust, that means you're always going to have doubts in your mind.

What makes you a better hitter is getting a pitcher's tendency, or you see the infield moving early or maybe even the catcher tells you what's coming, because it would be very difficult to look for a light and then also on the release point. It's a lot easier as a runner at second base to relay signs or locations, but you can't even see the signs sometimes from second base. And lights from center field? That's not the case here.

He seems comfortable at either position. He needs a little work around the base. He has to get used to it.

I think he's grateful he wasn't injured more seriously. We've talked about it, and I think he's just comfortable now, playing the game and not trying to please everyone.

The problem the other day was he ... the only thing I told him was when you have doubts always just get the lead runner. I think the fans will really love him. He will be OK. If he does listen and apply things he will be great.

You have to wait for him to lose his jitters. He has to be himself.

The thing about Carlos is that he doesn't talk for the heck of talking. He expresses what he has to express at the right time. That's the true sign of a man, and that's how Delgado is, too. He and Beltran are almost the same person in that respect.

It's weird. Weird because it not only happened, it happened to him.