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" 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. "
Jose Altuve
Team
Never
Motivation
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" 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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" This is the big leagues; pitchers throw a lot of strikes. I feel like they attack me. That's why I go up there and swing. "
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" 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. "
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" We need to not just ask God but thank Him for everything like our health, our family. And ask Him to bless our homes and to always be present in our daily lives. And to keep us safe is most important. "
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God
" 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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" The city of Houston has treated me really good. "
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" 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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" 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. "
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Life
God
" 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. "
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Year
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" In spring training, I just try to spread everything out so I can be 100 percent before the season starts. I don't want to start feeling like I don't get it once the season starts. I want to be 100 percent on Opening Day. "
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Feeling
Spring
Start
" 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. "
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Home
Time
" I literally love Justin Verlander. "
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Love
Justin
" 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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" 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. "
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Hard
Think
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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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Big
" 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. "
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Home
Go
" 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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God
You
" I'm not a guy that shows a lot of emotion while I'm playing. "
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Playing
" 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 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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You
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" 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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Love
You
" 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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Work
Day
" 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. "
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Game
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" I never let my size matter, just like Dustin Pedroia. "
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Never
" I've been putting 100% of work into defense like I do hitting because that way I can help my team more. "
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I Can
More
" 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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Think
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" I played good ball in the minor leagues, and that's why they called me up to the major leagues. "
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Why
Ball
Good