Jose Altuve Quotes
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It's not like I go out on the field thinking that I'm 5-6 and I'm the smallest guy out there. I'm just trying to help my team win games.
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A lot of people tell me now I'm their inspiration. They say, 'I don't play baseball,' and then they mention whatever - engineer, doctor, college student, high school student - but they're hurt because, for some reason, people feel shame about themselves or embarrassed because they are short or skinny or fat or whatever.
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You win a championship, and you feel 7 feet tall.
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The way I feel is I have to keep going out there and proving people. I don't want to be just a guy who has a couple of good years and then that's it.
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This is the big leagues; pitchers throw a lot of strikes. I feel like they attack me. That's why I go up there and swing.
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You need some time off from baseball. Like, when you have a bad game, or you end up playing really good, you go home, and you need to chill out.
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As a 16-year-old, I was 5-foot-5 and maybe 145 pounds. It was hard to believe a guy like that was going to make it to the big leagues.
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Signing bonus? Just give me a contract. I'll sign for free.
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That's what I love about baseball, that it gives the opportunity for every single guy to develop and play the game. There's not a rule that you have to be 6 foot or you have to be real strong to play baseball or to become a good player.
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You're always going to believe in yourself, and I have to thank God for that, but it's pretty hard to believe that you can make it to the big leagues and that you can possibly get 200 hits three years in a row. I feel very proud.
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I just try to make contact with the ball. It's obvious that I like to swing the bat. I'm not thinking of taking a lot of pitches.
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Winning the World Series, winning the MVP, you feel like you have everything.
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To even be considered for an MVP award is fairly awesome for me.
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I don't like champagne. I mean, I like it bubbling and throwing it on someone's body. But I don't like champagne on my body.
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I don't think what size I am really matters.
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I'm really happy to be a part of the Houston Astros organization. I just want to keep playing hard and help this team win games.
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I'm pretty close to Miguel Cabrera. We are such different hitters, but at the same time, we're pretty close because we both like to hit the ball middle-away.
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The city of Houston has treated me really good.
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Maybe in another life, I wanna be Aaron Judge.
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I've been 5-6 since I've been at least 17 or 18. I think somebody made a mistake on the measurements.
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I couldn't believe I was in the big leagues. I also knew that I have to work hard every single day to stay in the big leagues. One thing is getting to the big leagues; another thing is to stay.
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I kept listening in the minor leagues, and even earlier than that, people would say, 'If you don't hit the fastball, you're not going to get to the big leagues.' Every game, you're going to get a fastball.
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I think all major league players dream of being named MVP.
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I feel proud to be able to play every day. That's what makes me really happy.