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> [I usually don't look at at-bats where I get out. I look at my hits. I look at good swings I put on balls. Because of that good swing or good at-bat, I can see what I need to continue…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-teixeira/i-usually-don-t-look-at-at-bats-where-i-get-out-i-look-at-my-hits-i/)

[Mark Teixeira](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-teixeira/)

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## More by Mark Teixeira

> [My greatest memories as a kid were playing sports with my dad and watching sports with my dad.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-teixeira/my-greatest-memories-as-a-kid-were-playing-sports-with-my-dad-and/)

[Mark Teixeira](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-teixeira/)

> [You can never completely get it - being a Christian - but I think I really got it when my first son was born…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-teixeira/you-can-never-completely-get-it-being-a-christian-but-i-think-i/)

[Mark Teixeira](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-teixeira/)

> [I've always felt that I need to be somebody in the middle of the lineup that's going to drive in runs and come up…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-teixeira/i-ve-always-felt-that-i-need-to-be-somebody-in-the-middle-of-the/)

[Mark Teixeira](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-teixeira/)

> [If you are searching for your purpose in life then you're never going to be satisfied. This life will never satisfy you. You'll never…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-teixeira/if-you-are-searching-for-your-purpose-in-life-then-you-re-never-going/)

[Mark Teixeira](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-teixeira/)

> [I don't play baseball first. I put Christ first in my life. I put my family behind Him and I put baseball down the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-teixeira/i-don-t-play-baseball-first-i-put-christ-first-in-my-life-i-put-my/)

[Mark Teixeira](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-teixeira/)

> [Its a real honor to be included among the list of finalists, when you see the names that are there, ... Some of the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-teixeira/its-a-real-honor-to-be-included-among-the-list-of-finalists-when-you/)

[Mark Teixeira](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-teixeira/)

> [I always lift weights very heavy and spend a lot of time in the weight room.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-teixeira/i-always-lift-weights-very-heavy-and-spend-a-lot-of-time-in-the/)

[Mark Teixeira](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-teixeira/)

> [To be able to play baseball for those nine innings in front of a major league crowd is a special privilege.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-teixeira/to-be-able-to-play-baseball-for-those-nine-innings-in-front-of-a/)

[Mark Teixeira](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-teixeira/)

> [I have no problem with the arbitration process.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-teixeira/i-have-no-problem-with-the-arbitration-process/)

[Mark Teixeira](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-teixeira/)

> [I usually don't look at at-bats where I get out. I look at my hits. I look at good swings I put on balls.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-teixeira/i-usually-don-t-look-at-at-bats-where-i-get-out-i-look-at-my-hits-i/)

[Mark Teixeira](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-teixeira/)

> [Baseball is a game of failure. There are plenty of opportunities to be down, or to feel sorry for yourself, or to be upset…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-teixeira/baseball-is-a-game-of-failure-there-are-plenty-of-opportunities-to-be/)

[Mark Teixeira](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-teixeira/)

> [I didn't realize how much I loved the game until I couldn't play it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-teixeira/i-didn-t-realize-how-much-i-loved-the-game-until-i-couldn-t-play-it/)

[Mark Teixeira](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-teixeira/)

> [I have a lot of watches that need to be kept wound, so if I take two of them on a trip, there's always…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-teixeira/i-have-a-lot-of-watches-that-need-to-be-kept-wound-so-if-i-take-two/)

[Mark Teixeira](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-teixeira/)

> [One thing that I've realized is that you're never going to be 100 percent successful. You're always going to be let down. When you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-teixeira/one-thing-that-i-ve-realized-is-that-you-re-never-going-to-be-100/)

[Mark Teixeira](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-teixeira/)

> [I really expect a lot of myself.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-teixeira/i-really-expect-a-lot-of-myself/)

[Mark Teixeira](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-teixeira/)

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