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This is what happened to me when I received the governorship. The corrupt previous governor didn't do the handover. We received the Miranda governorship completely dismantled.
Henrique Capriles Radonski
Me
Corrupt
Previous
Governor
Happened
Received
We're not done. We're just going to continue playing and hoping to put some wins together again.
Johan Santana
Together
Hoping
Some
Wins
Put
Continue
Done
Going
Just
Again
Playing
I knew that the Mets had never had a no-hitter. I never had one. This is very special. I knew this means a lot to New York.
Johan Santana
Never
Had
Knew
New
Lot
Mets
Very
York
New York
Means
Special
That no-hitter stuff was a long time ago; I don't think that has anything to do with it. I'm just going through a tough time.
Johan Santana
Time
Long
Tough
Long Time
Think
Through
Tough Time
Long Time Ago
Stuff
Going
Just
Anything
I don't feel my best right now, but at the same time, I'm not trying to find any excuses or anything.
Johan Santana
Time
Best
Find
Feel
Excuses
Trying
Same
Any
Same Time
Anything
Now
Right
I'm not executing my pitches. I'm not commanding my fastball, and I get behind in the count. When I try to throw strikes, I'm getting hurt. That's not the way I pitch.
Johan Santana
Hurt
Try
Strikes
Way
Throw
Count
Executing
Commanding
Get
Pitch
Getting
Pitches
Behind
Fastball
A lot of people tell me now I'm their inspiration. They say, 'I don't play baseball,' and then they mention whatever - engineer, doctor, college student, high school student - but they're hurt because, for some reason, people feel shame about themselves or embarrassed because they are short or skinny or fat or whatever.
Jose Altuve
Me
Hurt
People
Doctor
School
Engineer
College
Whatever
Say
Embarrassed
Tell
High
Some
High School
College Student
About
Inspiration
Mention
Shame
Student
Feel
Because
Lot
Short
Themselves
Then
Skinny
Reason
Baseball
They Say
Now
Play
Play Baseball
Fat
I love playing baseball, and I always promised myself, if I had the chance, that I would work as hard as I could to be the best player I could possibly be.
Jose Altuve
Work
Love
Best
Myself
Possibly
Promised
Would
Could
Had
Always
Hard
Baseball
Player
Playing
Chance
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
Home
Too Much
Think
Too
Mindset
Though
About
More
Like
Always
Go
Up
Than
Just
Plan
Much
Home Plate
Mechanics
Plate
Swing
Maybe in another life, I wanna be Aaron Judge.
Jose Altuve
Life
Judge
Another
Maybe
Wanna
Winning the World Series, winning the MVP, you feel like you have everything.
Jose Altuve
You
World
Everything
Winning
Feel
Like
Series
World Series
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
Work
Day
Work Hard
Single
Big
Believe
Every
One Thing
Stay
Knew
Leagues
Also
Another
Single Day
Big Leagues
Getting
Hard
Thing
Every Single Day
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
Big
Believe
Guy
Pounds
Leagues
Like
Make
Big Leagues
Going
Maybe
Hard
You need some time off from baseball. Like, when you have a bad game, or you end up playing really good, you go home, and you need to chill out.
Jose Altuve
Time
Good
Home
You
Game
Chill
Out
Bad
Bad Game
Some
Like
Go
Go Home
Off
End
Up
Chill Out
Really
Baseball
Playing
Need
I'm pretty close to Miguel Cabrera. We are such different hitters, but at the same time, we're pretty close because we both like to hit the ball middle-away.
Jose Altuve
Time
Pretty
Both
Like
Because
Ball
Close
Hit
Hitters
Same
Same Time
Different
Signing bonus? Just give me a contract. I'll sign for free.
Jose Altuve
Me
Free
Bonus
Sign
Signing
Give
Give Me
Contract
Just
I don't like talking about myself.
Jose Altuve
Myself
About
Like
Talking
I don't want to get on base and just run for the sake of running. What good is it if you steal 100 bases and get caught 60 times?
Jose Altuve
Good
You
Run
Running
Steal
Caught
Sake
Times
Get
Just
Want
Base
Bases
I'm not a guy that shows a lot of emotion while I'm playing.
Jose Altuve
Guy
Emotion
Lot
While
Shows
Playing
I wanted to be part of the Houston Astros when they become a good team. That was my motivation... I never had in my mind the idea of playing with any other teams.
Jose Altuve
Good
Mind
Become
Other
Never
Had
Part
Idea
Houston
Motivation
Any
Wanted
Team
Teams
Playing
The city of Houston has treated me really good.
Jose Altuve
Good
Me
City
Houston
Really
Treated
In spring training, I just try to spread everything out so I can be 100 percent before the season starts. I don't want to start feeling like I don't get it once the season starts. I want to be 100 percent on Opening Day.
Jose Altuve
Day
Training
Try
Feeling
Spring
Before
Starts
Everything
Once
Out
Percent
Opening
Like
Opening Day
Spread
Spring Training
Get
Just
Want
Season
Start
I played good ball in the minor leagues, and that's why they called me up to the major leagues.
Jose Altuve
Good
Me
Minor
Major
Leagues
Major Leagues
Ball
Up
Why
Played
I literally love Justin Verlander.
Jose Altuve
Love
Literally
Justin
I've been putting 100% of work into defense like I do hitting because that way I can help my team more.
Jose Altuve
Work
Defense
Way
More
Putting
Like
Because
Been
Hitting
Team
Help
I feel proud to be able to play every day. That's what makes me really happy.
Jose Altuve
Day
Me
Happy
Every Day
Every
Able
Feel
Makes
Proud
Really
Play
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