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I want to be the player who hits home runs, drives in runs.

Mark Teixeira

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Mark Teixeira
Age: 44
Born: 1980
Born: April 11
Baseball Player
Annapolis
Maryland
Mark Charles Teixeira
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The only dream I've ever had is to become a major league baseball player.
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I have sensitive skin, so I don't use regular razors. The Yankees make us stay cleanly shaven!
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Education is very important to me, as is helping children.
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To be able to play baseball for those nine innings in front of a major league crowd is a special privilege.
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I went to college for a reason, and that was to skip the minor leagues. I spent a year in the minors and got my at-bats in, and then I felt like I was ready for the big leagues.
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You can never completely get it - being a Christian - but I think I really got it when my first son was born in 2006. I just realized the love that God has for all of us. It was seeing my son born and knowing the unconditional love that I have for him.
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My goal was to go to college and come out the best player.
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My dad and all my family were into baseball. His brothers, my mom's brothers, my mom's father. Baseball was just always a part of our family.
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I've waited a long time to be part of a franchise like this [the Yankees].
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I have three beautiful children and a World Series ring. That's all I need.
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I've been very fortunate to play for four great organizations, but New York really takes the cake. Wearing the pinstripes is something that's very special to me, and it's the greatest organization in sports history.
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If you are searching for your purpose in life then you're never going to be satisfied. This life will never satisfy you. You'll never be happy and you'll never be content. The only really contentment or true happiness is with Christ.
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You can never pat yourself on the back during the season. Then you get complacent, stop working and let yourself slide.
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I enjoy spending time with my family. And when my family's not around, when I'm on the road, a lot of sleep. I get my rest. I understand how important my job is and how important rest is to that job. I'm pretty boring.
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I would tell everyone to go to college, no matter what. It gives you time to grow up.
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It's an honor to be playing with these four players and to be a part of their fifth World Series title and my first.
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If I can be a good person and help a few non-believers or even help people that are believers but need a little help along the way, I think that's a job that I take very seriously.
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I'm so excited about the new [Yankee] stadium!
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Christ doesn't keep score. It's not about what you do here. It's about the person you are. It's about your faith. That's one thing that I'd like for young kids or anybody to know.
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My first postseason home run was a walk-off in the Division Series. That was just a special moment in my career.
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