147 Quotes by Mark Teixeira

I love being a Yankee, and it’s hard not to. It’s a special place to play.

My biggest thing is I need to see a lot of pitches, which I did today. That’s good. The more pitches you see, the better your timing is going to be. But it’s going to be impossible to see enough pitches. No matter how many pitches you see, it’s still going to be March 6.

I’ve been very fortunate to play for four great organizations, but New York really takes the cake. Wearing the pinstripes is something that’s very special to me, and it’s the greatest organization in sports history.

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 to work on and recreate.

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 one sitting around. And if it sits around for a day, then it’ll stop working. And then you have to reset the time and date, which is annoying.

I expected to be in the big leagues soon. I didn’t know exactly how soon, but I wanted to be here soon, and I wanted to make a difference soon.

You can never completely get it – being a Christian – but I think I really got it when my first son was born in 2006. I just realized the love that God has for all of us. It was seeing my son born and knowing the unconditional love that I have for him.

It’s not a fun process. There is no need for the team and a player to be on opposing sides a week or two before spring training. It’s good to be on the same page.

The Red Sox didn’t handle negotiations with any kind of respect for me and my family, and the Rangers were the total opposite.