Mark Teixeira Quotes - Page 2

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• I would tell everyone to go to college, no matter what. It gives you time to grow up.

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  Growing Up, College, Giving

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• I went to college for a reason, and that was to skip the minor leagues. I spent a year in the minors and got my at-bats in, and then I felt like I was ready for the big leagues.

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  College, Years, League

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• I love first base. I want to get better.

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  Get Better, Want, Firsts

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• Baseball can be a game of peaks and valleys. Mentally, I want to stay away from the ups and downs and just maintain a level approach.

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  Baseball, Games, Levels

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• Switch-hitting is one of the greatest things in the world and one of the worst things in the world.

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  World, Hitting, Worst

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• College was a blast. My three years of college were the best years of my life.

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  College, Years, Three

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• I don't play to prove people right or wrong. I just want to win.

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  Winning, Play, People

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• My goal was to go to college and come out the best player.

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  Player, College, Goal

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• I really expect a lot of myself.

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• You can never pat yourself on the back during the season. Then you get complacent, stop working and let yourself slide.

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  Slides, Complacent, Seasons

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• I usually don't look at at-bats where I get out. I look at my hits. I look at good swings I put on balls. Because of that good swing or good at-bat, I can see what I need to continue to work on and recreate.

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  Swings, Bats, Needs

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• We can't be perfect all the time and that's okay. In the heat of the battle, in the heat of the moment, you might say things or do things that aren't right, but at the same time, Christ forgives us. Christ will always forgive you.

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  Perfect, Forgiving, Battle

  Source: www.beliefnet.com

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• The American Museum of Natural History is my son's absolute favorite place in the world! So we really, really, really love New York.

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  New York, Son, Museums

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• I have three beautiful children and a World Series ring. That's all I need.

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  Beautiful, Children, Three

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• I love being a Yankee, and it's hard not to. It's a special place to play.

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  Love Is, Yankees, Play

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• It's an honor to be playing with these four players and to be a part of their fifth World Series title and my first.

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  Player, Yankees, Honor

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• New York City is the capital for Baseball, not just for the pros, but also for the kids throughout the city, as well. No matter who you root for, the Borough Cup is going to make every kid and community that participates a winner.

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  Baseball, New York, Kids

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• Agents are probably going to hate me for saying it... You're not very valuable when you're making $20 million. When you're Mike Trout, making the minimum, you are crazy valuable. My first six years, before I was a free agent, I was very valuable. But there's nothing you can do that can justify a $20 million contract.

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  Hate, Crazy, Years

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• Its a real honor to be included among the list of finalists, when you see the names that are there, ... Some of the guys who won the Hank Aaron Award in the past are thought of as some of the best players in the history of the game, so just to be included with those guys is really gratifying.

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  Real, Past, Player

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• I'm half-Italian and my name is Portuguese. Michael Young is half-Mexican. There are players from the United States that have heritage elsewhere and it's a great thing to have a world cup to celebrate the whole world. It shows the world that baseball is important and how great the game is.

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  Baseball, Italian, Player

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• My biggest thing is I need to see a lot of pitches, which I did today. That's good. The more pitches you see, the better your timing is going to be. But it's going to be impossible to see enough pitches. No matter how many pitches you see, it's still going to be March 6.

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  Needs, Matter, Today

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• It's not a fun process. There is no need for the team and a player to be on opposing sides a week or two before spring training. It's good to be on the same page.

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  Fun, Spring, Team

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• There's no question that I love playing in Texas. I love the fans. I love everything about Texas.

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  Texas, Fans

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• My dad and all my family were into baseball. His brothers, my mom's brothers, my mom's father. Baseball was just always a part of our family.

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  Mom, Baseball, Brother

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• Education is very important to me, as is helping children.

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  Children, Important, Helping

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