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" I've been 5-6 since I've been at least 17 or 18. I think somebody made a mistake on the measurements. "
Jose Altuve
Think
Mistake
Made
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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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" 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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" Signing bonus? Just give me a contract. I'll sign for free. "
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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. "
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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 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 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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" I don't think what size I am really matters. "
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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. "
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Never
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" 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
" You win a championship, and you feel 7 feet tall. "
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You
Championship
Feel
" 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 think all major league players dream of being named MVP. "
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I Think
Dream
" I never let my size matter, just like Dustin Pedroia. "
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Size
Never
" Winning the World Series, winning the MVP, you feel like you have everything. "
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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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Baseball
People
School
" 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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Feel
People
Keep Going
" 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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Help
I Can
More
" I played good ball in the minor leagues, and that's why they called me up to the major leagues. "
Jose Altuve
Why
Ball
Good
" 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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Mindset
Home
Go
" 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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Want
Year
Good
" I don't like talking about myself. "
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About
Like
Myself
" 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
" To even be considered for an MVP award is fairly awesome for me. "
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Awesome
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Me
" 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 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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People
Game
Going
" 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. "
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Think
Tall
People
" 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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Live
Life
God
" 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. "
Jose Altuve
Trying
Help
Team