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> [I truly believe my job starts the minute I leave the baseball field. Going out and catching ground balls and hitting, that's a job, and that's what I've wanted to do ever since I was a kid. But when you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alex-rodriguez/i-truly-believe-my-job-starts-the-minute-i-leave-the-baseball-field/)

[Alex Rodriguez](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alex-rodriguez/)

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## More by Alex Rodriguez

> [I want to be known as a good major-leaguer, and good major-leaguers work to become good.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alex-rodriguez/i-want-to-be-known-as-a-good-major-leaguer-and-good-major-leaguers/)

[Alex Rodriguez](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alex-rodriguez/)

> [Therapy can be a good thing; it can be therapeutic.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alex-rodriguez/therapy-can-be-a-good-thing-it-can-be-therapeutic/)

[Alex Rodriguez](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alex-rodriguez/)

> [We (Derek Jeter and I) want to kill each other. I think we both drive each other and motivate each other. But, when we're…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alex-rodriguez/we-derek-jeter-and-i-want-to-kill-each-other-i-think-we-both-drive/)

[Alex Rodriguez](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alex-rodriguez/)

> [With what has occurred in my life, the baseball field is where I feel most comfortable. That's what I feel I was born to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alex-rodriguez/with-what-has-occurred-in-my-life-the-baseball-field-is-where-i-feel/)

[Alex Rodriguez](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alex-rodriguez/)

> [I'm a terrible singer. I feel lucky to play baseball. You can't be gifted in everything.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alex-rodriguez/i-m-a-terrible-singer-i-feel-lucky-to-play-baseball-you-can-t-be/)

[Alex Rodriguez](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alex-rodriguez/)

> [Be respectful. Treat people the way you want to be treated. Respect the lowest rank and the highest rank and you'll never get in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alex-rodriguez/be-respectful-treat-people-the-way-you-want-to-be-treated-respect-the/)

[Alex Rodriguez](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alex-rodriguez/)

> [I truly believe my job starts the minute I leave the baseball field. Going out and catching ground balls and hitting, that's a job,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alex-rodriguez/i-truly-believe-my-job-starts-the-minute-i-leave-the-baseball-field/)

[Alex Rodriguez](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alex-rodriguez/)

> [When you think small and up the middle, good things happen.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alex-rodriguez/when-you-think-small-and-up-the-middle-good-things-happen/)

[Alex Rodriguez](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alex-rodriguez/)

> [I love the challenge of the game. I love the work. My goal right now is to have a season next year that will…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alex-rodriguez/i-love-the-challenge-of-the-game-i-love-the-work-my-goal-right-now-is/)

[Alex Rodriguez](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alex-rodriguez/)

> [Enjoy your sweat because hard work doesn't guarantee success, but without it you don't have a chance.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alex-rodriguez/enjoy-your-sweat-because-hard-work-doesn-t-guarantee-success-but/)

[Alex Rodriguez](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alex-rodriguez/)

> [Winners live in the present tense. People who come up short are consumed with future or past. I want to be living in the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alex-rodriguez/winners-live-in-the-present-tense-people-who-come-up-short-are/)

[Alex Rodriguez](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alex-rodriguez/)

> [Playing the game was the easy part. The real work was in the preparation.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alex-rodriguez/playing-the-game-was-the-easy-part-the-real-work-was-in-the/)

[Alex Rodriguez](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alex-rodriguez/)

> [Baseball has a funny way to tap you on the shoulder when you least expect it and tells you it's the end.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alex-rodriguez/baseball-has-a-funny-way-to-tap-you-on-the-shoulder-when-you-least/)

[Alex Rodriguez](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alex-rodriguez/)

> [You always dream about being on a baseball card. It's kind of funny when you finally see it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alex-rodriguez/you-always-dream-about-being-on-a-baseball-card-it-s-kind-of-funny/)

[Alex Rodriguez](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alex-rodriguez/)

> [I’m fighting for my life, I have to defend myself. If I don’t defend myself, no one else will.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alex-rodriguez/i-m-fighting-for-my-life-i-have-to-defend-myself-if-i-don-t-defend/)

[Alex Rodriguez](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alex-rodriguez/)

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