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My goal was to go to college and come out the best player.

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Mark Teixeira
Age: 44
Born: 1980
Born: April 11
Baseball Player
Annapolis
Maryland
Mark Charles Teixeira
Player
Goal
Best
Come
College

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I have a lot of watches that need to be kept wound, so if I take two of them on a trip, there's always one sitting around. And if it sits around for a day, then it'll stop working. And then you have to reset the time and date, which is annoying.
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I have three beautiful children and a World Series ring. That's all I need.
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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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I would tell everyone to go to college, no matter what. It gives you time to grow up.
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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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Education is very important to me, as is helping children.
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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 expected to be in the big leagues soon. I didn't know exactly how soon, but I wanted to be here soon, and I wanted to make a difference soon.
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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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There's no question that I love playing in Texas. I love the fans. I love everything about Texas.
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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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It's just about being in the zone, in any sport, be it football, basketball or baseball.
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I was always a neat kid. I never wanted my hands dirty. I wasn't a dirty kid. A lot of kids like to run around. If I was rolling around the dirt, I went home and took a shower. That's just the way I was. I'm not sure. I might have been born with it.
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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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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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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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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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Switch-hitting is one of the greatest things in the world and one of the worst things in the world.
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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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