Clayton Kershaw

You can't control the talents He gives you, no doubt about that. But you can control the effort you put forth with those talents.

I know I didn't deserve this, but God has given me this baseball ability. So I've got to do whatever I can to honor him.

There's a responsibility to the coaches, to the organization, to the front office, to the owners, to everybody who believes in you enough to give you what you've gotten, to the fans that show up every day and pay to watch you play - all those things combined. It's not fair to take a day off.