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" Signing bonus? Just give me a contract. I'll sign for free. "
Jose Altuve
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" I don't like talking about myself. "
Jose Altuve
About
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Myself
" 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. "
Jose Altuve
People
Game
Going
" 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. "
Jose Altuve
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. "
Jose Altuve
Help
I Can
More
" 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. "
Jose Altuve
Team
Face
Good
" 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. "
Jose Altuve
Talent
Love
You
" 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. "
Jose Altuve
Feeling
Spring
Start
" 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. "
Jose Altuve
Dream
World
Enjoy
" I really like the way he plays, but I also really like the way he treats people, Aaron Judge. I'm a big fan. "
Jose Altuve
Judge
Way
People
" I think all major league players dream of being named MVP. "
Jose Altuve
Players
I Think
Dream
" 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. "
Jose Altuve
Opportunity
Love
Good
" I'm not a guy that shows a lot of emotion while I'm playing. "
Jose Altuve
Emotion
Lot
Playing
" 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. "
Jose Altuve
Wake Up
You
Day
" 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. "
Jose Altuve
Me
Go
Attack
" 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. "
Jose Altuve
Like
Believe
Big
" 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. "
Jose Altuve
Myself
Work
Baseball
" 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. "
Jose Altuve
Good
Home
Time
" 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. "
Jose Altuve
Hard
Think
Dreams
" 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? "
Jose Altuve
You
Want
Steal
" 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
" I don't think what size I am really matters. "
Jose Altuve
Am
I Am
Matters
" Winning the World Series, winning the MVP, you feel like you have everything. "
Jose Altuve
You
Feel
Winning
" 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. "
Jose Altuve
Win
Organization
Help
" I literally love Justin Verlander. "
Jose Altuve
Literally
Love
Justin
" 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. "
Jose Altuve
Same
Different
Hit
" 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. "
Jose Altuve
Daily
Family
God
" 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. "
Jose Altuve
Think
Tall
People
" 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. "
Jose Altuve
Want
Year
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. "
Jose Altuve
Baseball
People
School
" 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