147 Quotes by Mark Teixeira

The unfortunate thing is that I've been here three years and it seems like that at the end of three years, we're right where we started.

That could be it exactly. The first day, I didn't sleep at all. The second day, yeah, a little bit.

I think Roger Clemens knows what he wants. If he's got any questions, we'll be happy to answer them. Hopefully, he's leaning this way ... but I'm not going to go over there and bend his ear for 2 1/2 weeks about coming to play for us.

It doesn't mean that much unless the team wins, ... Individual goals are great, but when I'm watching the playoffs, it won't mean that much.

I thought I was safe. As I came in, I saw a small piece of the plate and I slid to it. If a catcher has the plate blocked off, I'm either going to slide around him or run him over. But I saw a small piece of the late and slid to it and beat it by two steps.

I'm still going to be playing baseball, still getting my work in. The team might miss me a little bit, but at the same time, when we get back, it will be like we've never left.

Maybe that's it. Either that or there was a flaw or defect in the baseball. I hit it hard but ... I don't know if I could take credit for that.

That was the hardest ball ever hit to me down at first base.

Those are three great players, ... You can feel good about your accomplishment when you're mentioned with those players. Hitting 40 homers is a great number that not many people get to.