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" I don't think what size I am really matters. "
Jose Altuve
Am
I Am
Matters
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" It's not like I go out on the field thinking that I'm 5-6 and I'm the smallest guy out there. I'm just trying to help my team win games. "
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" As a 16-year-old, I was 5-foot-5 and maybe 145 pounds. It was hard to believe a guy like that was going to make it to the big leagues. "
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" I'm pretty close to Miguel Cabrera. We are such different hitters, but at the same time, we're pretty close because we both like to hit the ball middle-away. "
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" A lot of people tell me now I'm their inspiration. They say, 'I don't play baseball,' and then they mention whatever - engineer, doctor, college student, high school student - but they're hurt because, for some reason, people feel shame about themselves or embarrassed because they are short or skinny or fat or whatever. "
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" You know that in the playoffs, everyone starts from zero. No matter what team you have to face, if you want to make it to the World Series, you have to get through two rounds against very good teams that are going to be hot. "
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Good
" I just try to make contact with the ball. It's obvious that I like to swing the bat. I'm not thinking of taking a lot of pitches. "
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Bat
Swing
" I wanted to be part of the Houston Astros when they become a good team. That was my motivation... I never had in my mind the idea of playing with any other teams. "
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Team
Never
Motivation
" I've been 5-6 since I've been at least 17 or 18. I think somebody made a mistake on the measurements. "
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Mistake
Made
" The city of Houston has treated me really good. "
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Good
City
Me
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Emotion
Lot
Playing
" In baseball, it doesn't matter if you're tall, skinny, fat, whatever. If you really have talent and you really love to play, I feel like you can make it. "
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Talent
Love
You
" To even be considered for an MVP award is fairly awesome for me. "
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Awesome
Award
Me
" I grew up in a family that always believed in God. And I feel like, every morning when you wake up, you have to thank Him just for another day. I do it every day. "
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Wake Up
You
Day
" I don't like champagne. I mean, I like it bubbling and throwing it on someone's body. But I don't like champagne on my body. "
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Body
Someone
Mean
" I couldn't believe I was in the big leagues. I also knew that I have to work hard every single day to stay in the big leagues. One thing is getting to the big leagues; another thing is to stay. "
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Big
Work
Day
" I feel proud to be able to play every day. That's what makes me really happy. "
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Proud
Every Day
Play
" I'm really happy to be a part of the Houston Astros organization. I just want to keep playing hard and help this team win games. "
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Organization
Help
" I don't like talking about myself. "
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About
Like
Myself
" I love playing baseball, and I always promised myself, if I had the chance, that I would work as hard as I could to be the best player I could possibly be. "
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Myself
Work
Baseball
" You're always going to believe in yourself, and I have to thank God for that, but it's pretty hard to believe that you can make it to the big leagues and that you can possibly get 200 hits three years in a row. I feel very proud. "
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Believe In Yourself
God
You
" My dream was to win the World Series, and I know the fans' dream was to win the World Series as well. So we are on the same page, and I really enjoy my time in Houston. "
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Dream
World
Enjoy
" I don't want to get on base and just run for the sake of running. What good is it if you steal 100 bases and get caught 60 times? "
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You
Want
Steal