{"id":2110,"date":"2016-04-01T14:36:32","date_gmt":"2016-04-01T19:36:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pauleide.com\/?p=2110"},"modified":"2021-05-24T16:49:54","modified_gmt":"2021-05-24T21:49:54","slug":"mike-trout-shares-secrets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/i80sportsblog.com\/mike-trout-shares-secrets\/","title":{"rendered":"Mike Trout Q&#038;A: Baseball MVP Shares His Secrets"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_6453\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6453\" style=\"width: 670px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-6453 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/i80sportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/mike-trout.jpg\" alt=\"Mike Trout After He Hit A Home Run\" width=\"670\" height=\"455\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i80sportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/mike-trout.jpg 670w, https:\/\/i80sportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/mike-trout-600x407.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 670px) 100vw, 670px\" \/><noscript><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-6453 lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/i80sportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/mike-trout.jpg\" alt=\"Mike Trout After He Hit A Home Run\" width=\"670\" height=\"455\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i80sportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/mike-trout.jpg 670w, https:\/\/i80sportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/mike-trout-600x407.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 670px) 100vw, 670px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6453\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mike Trout is on pace to be the best MLB player ever.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h1>At 26, Mike Trout had more home runs than Babe Ruth.\u00a0More stolen bases than Willie Mays. More runs scored than Ty Cobb.<\/h1>\n<p>Anaheim Angels\u2019 outfielder Mike Trout is on pace to be the greatest player in the history of Major League Baseball. And he\u2019s just 26-years-old.<\/p>\n<h2>Mike Trout&#8217;s stats are eye-popping.<\/h2>\n<p>But what\u2019s really astounding and largely unparalleled is his versatility.<\/p>\n<p>He led the American League in runs three times. In separate seasons, he led the AL in stolen bases, walks, RBI, slugging percentage and OPS.<\/p>\n<p>He\u2019s the reigning back-to-back All-Star Game MVP, collecting the award in 2014 and 2015. He won the American League MVP in 2014 and finished second in AL MVP balloting in each of his other three full seasons.<\/p>\n<h2>I\u00a0spoke to Mike and asked him why he\u2019s so good, the most creative smack talk he\u2019s ever heard, about still getting nervous before games, and how he uses Body Armor to stay in shape.<\/h2>\n<p><strong>PE: Does anyone still call you the \u201cMillville Meteor\u201d?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Mike Trout: Ha, the Millville Meteor, huh? You hear it every once in a while, when you\u2019re coming off the field. My teammates give me a hard time about it, but that\u2019s about it.<\/p>\n<p><strong>PE: No position player in Major League <a href=\"https:\/\/i80sportsblog.com\/the-worst-100-million-contracts-in-baseball-history\/\">Baseball\u2019s history<\/a> has had a better start to a career than you. What\u2019s the secret to being so successful at 24? It\u2019s just insane! <\/strong><\/p>\n<h2>Mike Trout: It\u2019s really boiled down to two things &#8211; working hard and staying positive.<\/h2>\n<p>There are a lot of negatives in this game. The people are going to be on you in the outfield and you\u2019re going to be called every name there is. So you stay positive, work hard, and hopefully things work out.<\/p>\n<p>But as far as confidence on the field, you try to take what you\u2019re working on in the batting cage to the field. The biggest thing for me is staying positive.<\/p>\n<p>You\u2019re going to fail a lot in this game; it\u2019s a tough game. You\u2019re not going to get a hit every time, you\u2019re actually going to fail the majority of the time. You just have to accept it, to stay positive, and to get the negative out of your head.<\/p>\n<p><strong>PE: What\u2019s it like to stand in center field all by yourself in an opposing team\u2019s stadium and get heckled by thousands of people?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Mike Trout: I enjoy it. It just makes me want to prove them wrong. That\u2019s the biggest thing about this game \u2013 you\u2019re trying to prove people wrong.<\/p>\n<p>And you try to do your best at everything. It\u2019s just the icing on the cake if you go deep, or if you make a great play and they\u2019re sitting there speechless.<\/p>\n<p><strong>PE: With a last name like \u201cTrout\u201d what\u2019s the most creative <a href=\"https:\/\/i80sportsblog.com\/john-urschel-on-alien-life-math-smack-talk\/\">smack talk<\/a> you hear from fans on the road?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Mike Trout: \u201cHere fishy, fishy.\u201d That\u2019s the best one I can think of. They love saying that. <strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>PE: In 2014, you signed a 6-year, $144.5 million dollar contract. How does that change the structure of your goals moving forward? <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>When money, a prime motivator for so many people, isn\u2019t something you have to worry about?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Mike Trout: I play the game to have fun and that\u2019s the number one thing for me at this point. Obviously, money is great and everything, so it\u2019s nice to not have that be the primary focus.<\/p>\n<p>But I try to get better each and every year and set new goals all the time. The biggest one now is that I want to win the race, to win a championship.<\/p>\n<p>A couple of years ago we got close and won the division. We <a href=\"https:\/\/i80sportsblog.com\/so-you-made-your-fantasy-football-playoffs-please-shut-up\/\">made the playoffs<\/a>, but it didn\u2019t end the way we wanted it to. I\u2019m always trying to evolve as a player and I don\u2019t think that ever stops. It\u2019s a fun game and an awesome feeling to be where I am.<\/p>\n<p><iframe class=\"lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/AX8LcfQerV4\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>PE: Less than 1% of high school baseball players play professionally. Why have you been so successful at the Major League level when so many other guys never even get there? <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Mike Trout: It goes back to me just trying to prove people wrong. A lot of people doubted me, specifically because I was an East Coast kid.<\/p>\n<p>The Angels gave me an opportunity, I continued to work as hard as I could, and I took full advantage of it. Now I look back and it\u2019s been a great career so far, five years at the major league level, more than that since I got drafted. But being up here with the guys and being part of a great organization, I\u2019m blessed for sure.<\/p>\n<p><strong>PE: You\u2019re one of the greatest players in the history of baseball at this point in your career and everyone acknowledges that. But not that long ago, you were just another young guy trying to make the roster. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Do you still remember getting jitters before your first professional game? Does that feeling ever go away?<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2>Mike Trout: Oh no, you <em>can\u2019t<\/em> forget that. It happens before every game for me. The first game of your career is obviously the biggest, but you still get the jitters, you still get the adrenaline rush before <em>every<\/em> game. A lot of people don\u2019t realize that, but it\u2019s true.<\/h2>\n<p>I have always told myself that if you don\u2019t feel those nerves and you\u2019re not having fun, you shouldn\u2019t be playing. And I always enjoy the competition, the adrenaline rush before a game. And, just competing with your buddies at the highest level, every day.<\/p>\n<p><strong>PE: What\u2019s it like to be you on the day-to-day? Are people constantly coming up to you? <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Mike Trout: It gets a little crazy. I try to avoid as much as possible, but I try to also live a life \u2013 I just try to be myself.<\/p>\n<p>A lot of people have respect and they don\u2019t try to bother me as much but, it is what it is. I\u2019m grateful for everything that I\u2019ve accomplished.<\/p>\n<p><strong>PE: How do you deal with women? I\u2019m sure you get a lot of attention from the ladies. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>MT: I\u2019ve got a great girlfriend so I\u2019m not looking for anybody right now! I\u2019ve been dating her for nine years, so I am happy where I\u2019m at.<\/p>\n<p><strong>PE: Do you ever feel anything other than confident? <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Mike Trout: Sure. Like I mentioned the adrenaline is pumping before or during a game &#8211; you\u2019re excited, you\u2019re anxious. But the biggest things are just having fun and being confident.<\/p>\n<p>There really is no alternative because you just can\u2019t be negative. And a huge part of developing that confidence is by working hard every day, and I don\u2019t think that is limited to the baseball field. I think that bleeds over to all aspects of anything that you\u2019re doing or working on in life.<\/p>\n<p><strong>PE: You play baseball because you love it, turn into a great player. The greater you got, the more you had to do things that weren\u2019t really on the field, like dealing with media, people \u2013 what\u2019s the biggest thing you\u2019ve had to confront or get good at that you never would\u2019ve guessed in a million years? <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Mike Trout: Doing commercials. It was really weird at first, but now I\u2019ve kind of gotten used to it. Like, on-camera things, it\u2019s a little bit different. Now I\u2019ve gotten used to it, but it\u2019s something I never really thought of.<\/p>\n<p><strong>PE: How annoying is it to be the MVP runner up three times\u00a0in four seasons? When you got home that night were\u00a0you just like, \u201cDamn it!\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>MT: No. I just try to be the best I can. You know, coming in second kind of sticks a little bit.<\/p>\n<p>But you can\u2019t take it away from the guys who came in first. Donaldson had a great year last year. Miguel Cabrera obviously has a great year every year. It\u2019s a tough league. We\u2019ve got a great group of guys.<\/p>\n<p>We play the best game in the world and we\u2019re all trying to get better. You can\u2019t take anything away from the other guys.<\/p>\n<p><iframe class=\"lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/mlo7VGdz38w\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2><strong>PE: Do you remember your first MLB homerun? And what was that feeling like? \u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n<h2>Mike Trout: Yes I do. It was a great feeling. I had family and friends in the stands. It was definitely one of the biggest moments yet so far in my career.<\/h2>\n<p><strong>PE: Does it get tiresome to be constantly compared to Bryce Harper? <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>MT: I don\u2019t really think about it. He\u2019s an exciting player, obviously MVP, plays the game hard. We both came up at the same time and that\u2019s why we get compared.<\/p>\n<p><strong>PE: What\u2019s your workout routine and how to you stay in shape?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Mike Trout: I drink a lot of <a href=\"http:\/\/drinkbodyarmor.com\/\">Body Armor<\/a>. It\u2019s all over our clubhouse right now. It\u2019s great for hydration, it\u2019s loaded with electrolytes; it\u2019s just great for your body. Since I started drinking it I don\u2019t cramp at all \u2013 I used to cramp a lot.\u00a0 In addition to that, you have to watch what you eat.<\/p>\n<p>During the season, you\u2019re playing every day so you\u2019re moving around every day. So it\u2019s different than in the offseason. In the offseason you\u2019re working out, but the majority of the day you\u2019re hanging out.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s always good to eat healthy, to get your greens in. My girlfriend is always pushing that I eat good food and do what\u2019s right for my body. So, it\u2019s really a combination of all those things.<\/p>\n<p><strong>PE: You seem like such a humble guy in a scenario where you could be anything but. Why is that?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Mike Trout: That\u2019s just the way I was brought up. I was always told that if people don\u2019t want a picture with you, or they don\u2019t want an autograph from you, that just means you\u2019re not doing nothing that good.<\/p>\n<p>Plus, I still remember when I was a kid and going to a game, trying to get an autograph, or trying to get a picture with somebody. And especially that feeling when you couldn\u2019t get it!<\/p>\n<h3>More Baseball Content:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/i80sportsblog.com\/cws-omaha-i-played-catch-with-tom-osborne\/\">I Played Wiffle Ball With Joe Carter And Went YARD AF<\/a><\/li>\n<li>New Era Cap Announces MLB Ambassadors<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>At 26, Mike Trout had more home runs than Babe Ruth.\u00a0More stolen bases than Willie Mays. 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