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
They all feel like must-wins now. Every game is so intense. We've got to play well and figure it out; there's no more time to waste. It's time for us to play well against Tampa.
I expressed to him that, as important as winning this thing is, my preparation for the season is the most important thing. Any time you're on the field, representing the U.S., it's an enormous responsibility; but for me, my whole goal in life is to win a world championship, and nothing goes in front of that.
I don't know what happened, ... I think it was very costly, but at the same time we had our chances offensively.
I love being out on the field, but this isn't the time to be a hero, ... If you put a gun to my head, I'm sure that I could play. But we have very important games coming up in the next month, so we're taking the safest route.
We've got to come out and play well and figure it out. There's no time to waste.
We would have liked to have stayed three or four more days, but now we go back to work. And now people feel like the vacation is over and now is the time for the real work.
It was a miracle we won the division. By the time we got to Boston last year, we were so deliriously tired because we dug too big a hole. We don't want to get ourselves in that situation again.
It just doesn't get any better this. This is the best time of my life, the most fun time in my baseball career. I don't remember a race like this since I've been around.
It was shock. You almost feel like you have three, four more innings to play and the game is over. They made a 6-4-3 double play and it's time to go back home. It doesn't seem fair, but they beat us plain and simple in the field.
Three weeks ago, everyone said it would be an exhibition. Now that we've lost, it's a World Series. Any time you put on a USA uniform in any sport, there are ramifications. This is a big disappointment.
I'm having a hard time finding a date. I don't trust any women I meet. I'm very skeptical.
Last time I was here, things went really bad, not only for me, but for my team. And I look at it as an opportunity to start a new year, a new chapter. And ironically enough, I come up with a game-winning hit in this situation, where last year, I was the biggest goat, and today I get to be a hero. There's ... a lesson to be learned, I guess.
Last time here, I was the biggest goat. Today, I get to be the hero.
Any time you get mentioned with Joe DiMaggio with the rich tradition of the Yankees, you feel humbled,