Alex Rodriguez
Alex Rodriguez
Alexander Emmanuel "Alex" Rodriguez, nicknamed "A-Rod", is an American professional baseball designated hitter for the New York Yankees of Major League Baseball. He previously played for the Seattle Mariners and the Texas Rangers. Rodriguez was one of the sport's most highly touted prospects and is considered one of the greatest baseball players of all time. During his 20-year career, Rodriguez has amassed a .297 batting average, 696 home runs, over 2000 runs batted in, over 2000 runs scored, and over...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionBaseball Player
Date of Birth27 July 1975
CityNew York City, NY
CountryUnited States of America
I'm a terrible singer. I feel lucky to play baseball. You can't be gifted in everything.
Ozzie and I have always been friendly, which is why it was a bit surprising. It's really not that big of a deal. ... I haven't spoken to Ozzie. I already heard what he had to say; he apologized and we've moved on. The apology is already accepted.
Our state of mind right now is that we're feeling good about where we are going. We're playing with a lot of urgency right now. We're playing with a lot of grit.
A lot of clocks are ticking here. There are age clocks ticking. Contract clocks are ticking. The urgency is at an all-time high.
There's a point where you try to be a human being and have some fun. But it's a place I won't be going back to.
That shows you the urgency this team has.
That one was an in-between hop. It was tricky and, obviously with a man on third, any fumble is a run - tie game. That made it a little bit more difficult.
You're representing 400 million (300 million, actually) Americans. That's a pretty big responsibility.
You're obviously scared to death. That ball seemed like it was 110 miles an hour off the bat.
You're going to get a lot of opportunities to do a lot of damage.
There was no fear. He was ready for the challenge.
There's a code of honor when so much is on the line. You hope people do the right thing. But you can't control what people do.
There's a lot of clocks that we're on. Contract clocks, age clocks. So the urgency is at an all-time high.
This kind of makes a statement about the quality of our programs in the area. It's going to be a nice rivalry next year.