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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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Mark Teixeira
Age: 44
Born: 1980
Born: April 11
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Mark Charles Teixeira
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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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My biggest thing is I need to see a lot of pitches, which I did today. That's good. The more pitches you see, the better your timing is going to be. But it's going to be impossible to see enough pitches. No matter how many pitches you see, it's still going to be March 6.
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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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Education is very important to me, as is helping children.
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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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Baseball can be a game of peaks and valleys. Mentally, I want to stay away from the ups and downs and just maintain a level approach.
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Its a real honor to be included among the list of finalists, when you see the names that are there, ... Some of the guys who won the Hank Aaron Award in the past are thought of as some of the best players in the history of the game, so just to be included with those guys is really gratifying.
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I'm not one of those crazy collectors - I don't have a hundred watches. Only five or six. But I do like to wear a nice watch, especially if we're on the road and I'm wearing a nice suit.
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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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There are always things to improve on. I want to improve on my defense, and you can never be a perfect hitter. I want to focus on just playing more and being able to improve on all parts of my game.
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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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The only dream I've ever had is to become a major league baseball player.
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I've always felt that I need to be somebody in the middle of the lineup that's going to drive in runs and come up with big hits.
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Being from Baltimore, I'm a crab cake snob, and I'm very particular on where I eat my crab cakes.
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God has forgiven everything that I've ever done. If someone does something to hurt my family or me, I can always forgive them. It keeps hate and anger out of my heart.
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I want to be the player who hits home runs, drives in runs.
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I'm so excited about the new [Yankee] stadium!
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Baseball is a game of failure. There are plenty of opportunities to be down, or to feel sorry for yourself, or to be upset at somebody or upset at yourself.
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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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