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" I think all major league players dream of being named MVP. "

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" 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. "

" 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. "

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

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

" 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 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. "

" Maybe in another life, I wanna be Aaron Judge. "

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

" I'm not a guy that shows a lot of emotion while I'm playing. "

" I don't like talking about myself. "

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

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

" 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'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. "

" 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. "

" 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

" 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'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 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. "

" Sometimes you go to home plate, and you have an idea, like a clear idea, of what they're going to throw to you. I think that's all: getting better pitches to hit, realizing when you hit the ball better, what pitch you hit, if you're chasing too much. If you figure out all that, you can get a little better as a player. "

" 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 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? "

" 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. "

" Signing bonus? Just give me a contract. I'll sign for free. "

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

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

" To achieve success wasn't to get into the major leagues or have the best season in the world. The best success is to live your life the way God wants you to. "

" 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. "