Quotes by Albert Pujols

About Albert Pujols:

José Alberto Pujols Alcántara is a Dominican-American first baseman for the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim of Major League Baseball. Pujols previously played with the St. Louis Cardinals, where he received three National League (NL) MVP awards and was a nine-time MLB All-Star.
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I consider myself a line drive hitter with power. I just try to put my best swing on the ball every time.

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St. Louis is still a special place for me. I still have my home there. I live there in the offseason. I enjoyed playing in front of 40,000 people every day. I tried to do my best to help the organization win. I had success there. We won two World Ser...

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I'm thankful God has given us the technology where we can see each other through Skype on the computer. It's not the same thing, but at least we can see each other. Imagine the time before when that wasn't available and people had to go defend our co...

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The fans know and the Cardinals know that I want to be a Cardinal for my whole career. I love this city. The way that this city has embraced me and my family.

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It's not how you start the season, it's how you finish. If you wind up helping the team make the playoffs, that's what you play for. You don't play to put up your numbers, but to try to get a chance to make it to the World Series.

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It doesn't matter what the scoreboard says. I'm always having fun, talking to other guys. They even come to first base and ask me about hitting. I try to help them out as much as I can in the 30 seconds before the pitcher throws the next pitch. That'...

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My dad always supported me. Sometimes we didn't have anything to eat for breakfast, but if we could eat lunch and dinner, we weren't poor.

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My wife and I love children. We have five of our own. I would ask that anyone who looks up to me would instead look up to God. I am nothing without Him. Everything I do in life and in baseball is to glorify Him.

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I always say God doesn't need me, but I need Him in my life to survive in this world and over temptation. That's Who keeps me humble every time.

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The kids look at me, 'Ah, you're my hero.' I want to teach those kids. 'Hey listen, God is my hero. He died on the cross for my sins, and He's the one. That's how I wanna live - like Him - and I want you guys to do the same thing.

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If something happens to me tomorrow, I'm going to go to Heaven, and that's for sure because God's promised to us in the Bible.

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God is the Man, and there's another Man, Stan 'The Man' Musial in St. Louis.

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I play to represent God, something bigger than baseball.

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He means as much as Roberto Clemente does to Latin people. Thank God I had the opportunity to know him. I wish my kids had the opportunity to be around him, because that's how I want my kids to live their lives. I want them to be like Stan Musial. No...

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My life's goal is to bring glory to Jesus.

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Do I want to be in St. Louis forever? Of course. People from other teams want to play in St. Louis, and they're jealous that we're in St. Louis because the fans are unbelievable. So why would you want to leave a place like St. Louis to go somewhere e...

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I believe it is my responsibility to do what I can for children and people with Down syndrome as well as in my native Dominican Republic.

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Whatever happens at the end of the day, as long as I glorify His name, that's what it's all about.

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I'm in the gym three to four days a week, depending on how I'm feeling. With chest, legs and back being the most important parts of any athlete's body, I try to train these on separate days with at least a day off in between.

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I think the two most important parts of any athlete's workouts are his leg workouts and his core training.

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Author Bio

  • NameAlbert Pujols
  • DescriptionMajor League Baseball first baseman in the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim organization
  • AliasesJosé Alberto Pujols Alcántara
  • BornJanuary 16, 1980
  • CountryDominican Republic; United States Of America
  • ProfessionBaseball Player
  • AwardsPlayer Of The Year; Rawlings Gold Glove Award; Major League Baseball Most Valuable Player Award