Alex Cora Quotes

Alex Cora

Profession : Baseball Player

Birth : October 18, 1975

I've been saying, 'When you surround yourself with people that care and are good, you're going to be better.'

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As Puerto Ricans, we don't do enough. I keep saying in the history books, when you are teaching history, there should be a chapter on Roberto Clemente back home and we don't have that.

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My mom is the one who runs the family.

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When my dad passed away when I was 13, Joey was my brother, best friend, favorite player and my dad. He has been amazing to me.

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You know what Boston wants from its teams - the Patriots, Revolution, Celtics, Bruins and Red Sox. It's win or go home.

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It was actually the women of the house, my two sisters and my mom, just taking me everywhere until I took off for college.

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I represent Latinos. I represent Puerto Ricans.

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People see me as someone who gives them the hope that, 'If that kid can be a big league manager, I can achieve something or get somewhere.'

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I wanted organizations to see me as someone who was capable of being a big league manager. The Red Sox saw that I was capable.

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The speed of the game in Triple-A, Double-A is not the same as in the Big Leagues.

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People think that that's an easy job, it's just get behind that desk and put that tie on and just talk baseball. It doesn't work that way, man. The way I see it, that prepares us for this. It's kind of like scouting reports. You got to know players. Actually, you know more about teams when you're working on TV than actually as a coach.

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My mom, she's the greatest.

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Think about today. Don't think about tomorrow.

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You have to win every day. If you win every day, you have that mentality every day regardless of who you are, good things are going to happen.

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I think rest is very important.

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Breakfast, lunch, dinner, it was baseball in my family.

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Obviously, I was blessed with a brother that went through everything. Everything that Joey did was what I wanted to do. My hero was sleeping next to me and was eating rice and beans just like me. I didn't have to look for somebody else.

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You talk to my mom about baseball, she's passionate about it.

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I had to pay attention to be successful. I had to think things through.

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Carrot cake is my favorite.

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