Michael Young
Michael Young
7-time MLB All-Star and long time Texas Ranger who won the 2005 American League batting title and helped take the Rangers to the World Series in 2010 and 2011.
ProfessionBaseball Player
Date of Birth19 October 1976
CityCovina, CA
accept good players secret team win
It was miserable. I made no secret about that. We have too many good players on this team to accept that. ... I want to be part of a winner. I want to win championships.
anytime capable definitely gets huge kevin player seen streak
I've never seen anything like this, this is unbelievable. Anytime a player gets on a streak like this you're surprised. But Kevin is definitely capable of doing this. He's going to have a huge year.
anybody everybody great hard player respect works year
Anybody that can come back after a whole year off and get respect is a great player in my opinion, ... he works hard and makes everybody around him better.
excited felt great players sixth talent team year
This is as excited as I've ever been. This is my sixth year on the team and I have never felt such great vibrations from the players, organization and the fans. We have way too much talent as players to let this go to waste.
absolutely huge move opening perfect players ready shocked teammate traded
It was a huge shock. I didn't see it coming. I'm absolutely shocked that one of our better players and a perfect teammate was traded before Opening Day. That's part of being in the big leagues. You just move on and be ready for tomorrow.
everybody good individual judged label people player seeing throw
People throw that label around without even seeing the player play. It's unfortunate, because nothing good can come of it. I think everybody should be judged on an individual basis.
against love measure players top
The players love it because you can measure yourself against other top prospects,
anyone good group hitting matter notch offensive players talented turn
We have a good group of offensive players and talented guys, so it's just a matter of us getting on the right track. Hitting is contagious. Anyone will tell you that, so it's just a matter of everyone getting on the same page, and then we should be able to turn it up a notch at that point.
career lucky player talented unique
The infield is loaded. It's pretty incredible. I've been lucky to play with some pretty talented infielders in my career and this is no different. Every player is talented. It's a pretty unique set of circumstances.
best finishing focus help schedule team trying win
I'm really trying not to think about it. I've been doing the best I can to just focus on finishing out the schedule for the right reasons, and that's to try to help the team win as many games.
approach simple trying
I'm just trying to have a very simple approach in that situation,
approach consistent plan
It's something I can look back on and be proud. I never try to go up and do too much. I try to have a consistent approach and a consistent plan of attack.
attracted beauty caring inner
It was her inner beauty that first attracted me. She is just a warm, caring person who has so much to give.
both composed fairly match missed team
It was a fairly challenging match for both teams. We missed a lot of chances, but the team is young and were not composed so they lost.