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I really expect a lot of myself.

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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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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I have a relationship with Christ. It allows me to handle situations better. It allows me to treat people better and it allows me to have a better mental attitude towards baseball.
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My goal was to go to college and come out the best player.
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I think everybody out there on the American team is out of their element. That's not an excuse. That's the way it is. It's early in the spring. A lot of guys are not as (locked-in) as they could be.
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I want to be the player who hits home runs, drives in runs.
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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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Switch-hitting is one of the greatest things in the world and one of the worst things in the world.
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I have three beautiful children and a World Series ring. That's all I need.
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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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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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Education is very important to me, as is helping children.
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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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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'm so excited about the new [Yankee] stadium!
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Agents are probably going to hate me for saying it... You're not very valuable when you're making $20 million. When you're Mike Trout, making the minimum, you are crazy valuable. My first six years, before I was a free agent, I was very valuable. But there's nothing you can do that can justify a $20 million contract.
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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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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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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's no question that I love playing in Texas. I love the fans. I love everything about Texas.
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