Motivation Quote by Dave Winfield

“Now it’s on to May” has the clean snap of a clubhouse reset button: the calendar flips, the standings forgive (a little), and whatever story you’ve been telling yourself about April gets shoved into a locker. Dave Winfield’s add-on - “and you know about me and May” - turns that standard athlete cliche into a personal brand of menace. It’s not just optimism; it’s a reminder of pattern, reputation, and inevitability. He’s not promising; he’s forecasting.

The intent is part message to teammates, part warning shot to opponents, and part self-hypnosis. Baseball is built to punish small samples, yet it also invites narrative. Winfield exploits that tension: he knows fans and writers are obsessed with “who heats up when,” and he leans into it with a wink that doubles as confidence. The phrasing assumes shared lore - “you know” - as if the audience has already watched this movie. That’s savvy media instinct from a star who played in an era when a veteran’s mystique mattered, when “clutch” and “hot month” weren’t just stats but identity.

Subtext: April struggles (team or personal) don’t count if the player you are in May is the player people fear. It’s also a subtle flex about professionalism and endurance. Winfield wasn’t a flash; he was a long-game hitter, and May symbolizes the moment the season stops being theoretical and starts being real. The line works because it’s both ordinary and cocky, a routine pivot loaded with “I’ve been here before, and you haven’t.”