◆ Washington Post (2024/01/13):  早期，賴清德是個理想主義者，對工作也相當認真。台南時代的親密同事形容他為人嚴肅，專注於政策細節。他幾乎總是穿著西裝，並會指責同事衣著暴露。他似乎唯一真正放鬆的時候是在談論他最喜歡的運動：棒球時。
儘管說話輕聲細語，但他並不迴避打架。 was idealistic and quite serious about his work; solemn and focused on the minutia of policies.   He almost always wore a suit and would call out colleagues for underdressing. The only time he really seemed to relax was when talking about his — and arguably Taiwan's — favorite sport: Baseball.  Despite being softly spoken, he didn't shy away from fights as a young lawmaker.