I'm not going to lie to you, it feels good to get 200 hits, but I just wanted to help my team win. Jose Altuve More Quotes by Jose Altuve More Quotes From Jose Altuve 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. Jose Altuve doctor me people school 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. Jose Altuve good you opportunity love In baseball, it doesn't matter if you're tall, skinny, fat, whatever. If you really have talent and you really love to play, I feel like you can make it. Jose Altuve fat you talent love 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. Jose Altuve best myself work love I grew up in a family that always believed in God. And I feel like, every morning when you wake up, you have to thank Him just for another day. I do it every day. Jose Altuve day family god morning To achieve success wasn't to get into the major leagues or have the best season in the world. The best success is to live your life the way God wants you to. Jose Altuve best god success life You know that in the playoffs, everyone starts from zero. No matter what team you have to face, if you want to make it to the World Series, you have to get through two rounds against very good teams that are going to be hot. Jose Altuve face good you world You win a championship, and you feel 7 feet tall. Jose Altuve feel win you feet I don't think I'm the face of the city or the Houston Astros. I'm just another guy who is playing hard to make dreams come true. Jose Altuve face city dreams think I don't think too much about mechanics. I just like to go up there and swing. It's more than my swing, though. It's my mindset. I always go to home plate with a plan. Jose Altuve swing go think home 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. Jose Altuve win team trying thinking 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. Jose Altuve you believe-in-yourself thank-god god Maybe in another life, I wanna be Aaron Judge. Jose Altuve wanna maybe judge life Winning the World Series, winning the MVP, you feel like you have everything. Jose Altuve feel you winning world I don't think what size I am really matters. Jose Altuve matters i-am think size 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. Jose Altuve work-hard day work believe 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. Jose Altuve big like hard believe 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. Jose Altuve swing try like thinking 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. Jose Altuve win team organization happy 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. Jose Altuve good you home time
