Matt Kemp
Matt Kemp
Matthew Ryan "Matt" Kempis an American professional baseball outfielder for the Atlanta Braves of Major League Baseball. He began his professional career in the Los Angeles Dodgers organization in 2003, and played with the Dodgers from 2006 until 2014. He played for the San Diego Padres in 2015 and 2016. He has been named to two All-Star teams and has won two Gold Glove Awardsand two Silver Slugger Awards...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionBaseball Player
Date of Birth23 September 1984
CityMidwest City, OK
CountryUnited States of America
I'm always telling people baseball needs to be more prominent in the African American community. What a better way to do so, going on these TV shows and appearing on the cover of this or that. Now kids can see how baseball can change your life. Frank Thomas did that for me.
When I spend money on myself, it's almost always on shoes and clothes. I'm addicted to shoes. I always have been, since I was a kid. When I was young, I could never get the shoes I really wanted.
In Hollywood, for me, it's all about the movie stars and the singers. Baseball players don't draw too much attention; we're low key. I'm good with faces and sometimes bad with names, but I'll walk up to somebody if I know who they are... show them some love.
If you do a full-on workout and then eat McDonald's or Wendy's, you're defeating the purpose. If you put good things into your body while working out, you'll see results.
We definitely weren't poor growing up, but we weren't rich.
I've been a Lakers fan since growing up in Oklahoma. My hometown's finally got the Thunder, which is really exciting, but I've still got to stick with the Lakers.
Sometimes I forget how much people look at you as their hero. I forget that.
Beast Mode doesn't make excuses. It doesn't complain. Whatever you're doing, go out there and get it done. Keep pushing. If I have a bad game, I think about what I have to do to return to form. Figure it out, go to sleep, and wake up a new man.
I love L.A., but you can get into a lot of trouble out here.
When you think positive, good things happen.
Racism is kinda old. For real,
I don't think some athletes understand how big it is to be an athlete, what they can do with just a simple gesture of shaking a kid's hand. It can make a fan's day. It can make a fan's life.
I never want to sit out. I want to play baseball games.
I didn't know if I could make it to the big leagues without going through Triple-A.