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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.

Mark Teixeira

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Mark Teixeira
Age: 44
Born: 1980
Born: April 11
Baseball Player
Annapolis
Maryland
Mark Charles Teixeira
Always
Defense
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Hitter
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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'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've waited a long time to be part of a franchise like this [the Yankees].
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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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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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Switch-hitting is one of the greatest things in the world and one of the worst things in the world.
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My goal was to go to college and come out the best player.
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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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We can't be perfect all the time and that's okay. In the heat of the battle, in the heat of the moment, you might say things or do things that aren't right, but at the same time, Christ forgives us. Christ will always forgive you.
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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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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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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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Education is very important to me, as is helping children.
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The only dream I've ever had is to become a major league baseball player.
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It's not a fun process. There is no need for the team and a player to be on opposing sides a week or two before spring training. It's good to be on the same page.
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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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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 really expect a lot of myself.
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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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Every time I pray, I ask for forgiveness. I'm a sinner. I sin every single day. But I do know that God loves me. I do know that God forgives me. It helps me in my every day life because there's nothing anyone can do to me that I can't forgive them for.
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