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" 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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" 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. "

" I've been putting 100% of work into defense like I do hitting because that way I can help my team more. "

" When I see players like Mike Trout, Bryce Harper, Robinson Cano, and Miguel Cabrera, I see they have a good season, but they also jump up the next year and do it over and over again. I want to be one of those players that do it every year. "

" I think most of the people like the kind of player like Derek Jeter and Alex Rodriguez. They're pretty tall, and they can do everything. "

" 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. "

Believe In Yourself

" The way I feel is I have to keep going out there and proving people. I don't want to be just a guy who has a couple of good years and then that's it. "

" I never let my size matter, just like Dustin Pedroia. "

" I kept listening in the minor leagues, and even earlier than that, people would say, 'If you don't hit the fastball, you're not going to get to the big leagues.' Every game, you're going to get a fastball. "

" 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. "

" I don't think I'm the face of the city or the Houston Astros. I'm just another guy who is playing hard to make dreams come true. "

" I don't think too much about mechanics. I just like to go up there and swing. It's more than my swing, though. It's my mindset. I always go to home plate with a plan. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" You need some time off from baseball. Like, when you have a bad game, or you end up playing really good, you go home, and you need to chill out. "

" Winning the World Series, winning the MVP, you feel like you have everything. "

" That's what I love about baseball, that it gives the opportunity for every single guy to develop and play the game. There's not a rule that you have to be 6 foot or you have to be real strong to play baseball or to become a good player. "

" You win a championship, and you feel 7 feet tall. "

" I literally love Justin Verlander. "

" The city of Houston has treated me really good. "

" 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. "

" I feel proud to be able to play every day. That's what makes me really happy. "

" To even be considered for an MVP award is fairly awesome for me. "

" 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. "

" I played good ball in the minor leagues, and that's why they called me up to the major leagues. "

" I've been 5-6 since I've been at least 17 or 18. I think somebody made a mistake on the measurements. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" I don't think what size I am really matters. "

" 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. "

" 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. "