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Playing the game was the easy part. The real work was in the preparation.

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Alex Rodriguez
Age: 49
Born: 1975
Born: July 27
Baseball Player
Brooklyn
New York
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I just don't see the light. Where is the light? What am I in this for?
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Looks aren't the number one thing. They have to have class, intelligence, then looks. If I was the ugliest SOB in the world it would be a lot easier.
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I'm a terrible singer. I feel lucky to play baseball. You can't be gifted in everything.
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I'm not impulsive at all - except about buying clothes. That's my biggest weakness.
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If my life depended on it - if my daughter's life depended on it - I'd want Mariano Rivera closing. Wouldn't you?
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I don't care if people like me or not. Respect is more important.
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With what has occurred in my life, the baseball field is where I feel most comfortable. That's what I feel I was born to do and it's what I do best.
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Keep reading books, stay in school. I encourage kids to read as much as they can, I challenge you to read a book every two weeks, like I try to.
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It's tougher when you're established. Before, I'd see 13, 14, 15 pitches that I could drive in a game. Now, I see one, two or three, so I have to be better.
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Leadership is a role you have to earn in order to be effective.
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This is how I define grace: youre on the main stage, and it looks like it has been rehearsed 100 times, everything goes so smoothly. Thats where I get my confidence and success, from knowing that I have an edge because I know Im prepared.
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I think it's just getting comfortable in New York City, comfortable in your own skin.
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I like to score and drive in runs more than pay attention to batting average.
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I want to be known as Dominican-that's what I am, 100 percent ... I have a duty and responsibility to continue the legacy of Dominicans in baseball.
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I’m fighting for my life, I have to defend myself. If I don’t defend myself, no one else will.
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You can take my cars or my house, just don't mess with my clothes.
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People now are beginning to cheer for me. I've never heard that before. .. Maybe things are turning a bit.
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We (Derek Jeter and I) want to kill each other. I think we both drive each other and motivate each other. But, when we're off the field, we're like family. I think the nice thing about it is we became good friends before we even mad it to the big leagues. That makes it more of a healthy relationship.
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Michael Jordan told me the way he kept the crown was by always outworking everyone else because he knew everyone was always coming after him. You can sneak up on people when you are 18, 19, 20. It's tougher when you're established. Before, I'd see 13, 14, 15 pitches that I could drive in a game. Now, I see one, two or three, so I have to be better.
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