Quotes from Jose Altuve
I've been 5-6 since I've been at least 17 or 18. I think somebody made a mistake on the measurements.
- Jose Altuve
I grew up in a family that always believed in God. And I feel like, every morning when you wake up, you have to thank Him just for another day. I do it every day.
- Jose Altuve
To achieve success wasn't to get into the major leagues or have the best season in the world. The best success is to live your life the way God wants you to.
- Jose Altuve
That's what I love about baseball, that it gives the opportunity for every single guy to develop and play the game. There's not a rule that you have to be 6 foot or you have to be real strong to play baseball or to become a good player.
- Jose Altuve
I don't think too much about mechanics. I just like to go up there and swing. It's more than my swing, though. It's my mindset. I always go to home plate with a plan.
- Jose Altuve
I just try to make contact with the ball. It's obvious that I like to swing the bat. I'm not thinking of taking a lot of pitches.
- Jose Altuve
As a 16-year-old, I was 5-foot-5 and maybe 145 pounds. It was hard to believe a guy like that was going to make it to the big leagues.
- Jose Altuve
The way I feel is I have to keep going out there and proving people. I don't want to be just a guy who has a couple of good years and then that's it.
- Jose Altuve
I couldn't believe I was in the big leagues. I also knew that I have to work hard every single day to stay in the big leagues. One thing is getting to the big leagues; another thing is to stay.
- Jose Altuve
You're always going to believe in yourself, and I have to thank God for that, but it's pretty hard to believe that you can make it to the big leagues and that you can possibly get 200 hits three years in a row. I feel very proud.
- Jose Altuve
We need to not just ask God but thank Him for everything like our health, our family. And ask Him to bless our homes and to always be present in our daily lives. And to keep us safe is most important.
- Jose Altuve
The city of Houston has treated me really good.
- Jose Altuve