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I'm so excited about the new [Yankee] stadium!

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'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 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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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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It's just about being in the zone, in any sport, be it football, basketball or baseball.
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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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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 have three beautiful children and a World Series ring. That's all I need.
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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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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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There's no question that I love playing in Texas. I love the fans. I love everything about Texas.
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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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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 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 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 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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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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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've waited a long time to be part of a franchise like this [the Yankees].
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