Jose Altuve Quotes

Jose Altuve

Profession : Athlete

Birth : May 6, 1990

Maybe in another life, I wanna be Aaron Judge.

Jose Altuve

The city of Houston has treated me really good.

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In spring training, I just try to spread everything out so I can be 100 percent before the season starts. I don't want to start feeling like I don't get it once the season starts. I want to be 100 percent on Opening Day.

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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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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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I literally love Justin Verlander.

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I don't like talking about myself.

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You win a championship, and you feel 7 feet tall.

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I've been putting 100% of work into defense like I do hitting because that way I can help my team more.

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I don't think what size I am really matters.

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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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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'm not a guy that shows a lot of emotion while I'm playing.

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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 love playing baseball, and I always promised myself, if I had the chance, that I would work as hard as I could to be the best player I could possibly be.

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I wanted to be part of the Houston Astros when they become a good team. That was my motivation... I never had in my mind the idea of playing with any other teams.

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I feel proud to be able to play every day. That's what makes me really happy.

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Sometimes you go to home plate, and you have an idea, like a clear idea, of what they're going to throw to you. I think that's all: getting better pitches to hit, realizing when you hit the ball better, what pitch you hit, if you're chasing too much. If you figure out all that, you can get a little better as a player.

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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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When I see players like Mike Trout, Bryce Harper, Robinson Cano, and Miguel Cabrera, I see they have a good season, but they also jump up the next year and do it over and over again. I want to be one of those players that do it every year.

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