Quotes from Alex Bregman

Being able to compete and try and win games is the coolest feeling.

That's all I'm really concerned about - contribute and try to win games.

When I think about the future and how I can make a difference in the world, I want to be able to use my love of the game of baseball to be a good example and a good person.

I witnessed an MVP firsthand in Jose Altuve. I asked him what he did during the offseason, and he said he trains his core.

A lot of families with kids with autism can't afford speech therapy for their children and can't afford to get them in the best schools for autism. We're trying to help make a difference in those communities.

I feel like I'm ready to contribute at the highest level possible.

Does Tiger Woods tee off at 8 A.M. when he's going to win a Masters? Does Floyd Mayweather fight the first fight of the night? No, he's the main event, right? So the 'Stros need to be playing on prime-time television.

If someone's going to throw me in, I'm not gong to try and hit a ground ball to third, you know? I'm going to try and hit it in the air. If someone's going to throw me away, I'm not going to try and hit a ground ball to second, I'm going to drive it to right-center.

I can only control what I can control, which is taking care of my business here and working hard every single day, and eventually that time will come.

I would just like to win. Wherever I need to hit in the lineup, whatever works.

We're a big community, a big family here in Houston.

I think scoring first is huge in the postseason.

When you taste winning the World Series, you want to do that every year.

To play meaningful games and try and win a division, a pennant, a World Series, that's what it's all about. That's the thing I'm most proud of.

At the end of the day, I know I'm a good person, so I'm not worried about anything bad that could happen on the Internet.

I think there's a lot of trust in being selectively aggressive I guess. Looking for your pitch you can drive, but not swinging if it's not there and not worrying about, 'Oh no, I'm down 0-2.' I feel as comfortable as I do at 0-0. I don't know.

It makes everything worth it; every weight that you lifted in the offseason, every swing that you took in the cage. When you feel like you came through for your team, and you see the joy on their faces, there's nothing like it.

I think social media is a great tool if you use it the right way.

You can be on top of the world one day and the next day you can go 0-for-4 with four strikeouts.

It's an honor to be able to represent our country, and I'll go out there and play hard for the U.S.A.

I grew up a lot by going to college. I was still really immature.

I feel like I have so much to improve on.

You watch all those moments that Jeter had for the Yankees. You can tell by the fans' reaction how much he meant to them and how much he meant to the city, how much he meant to the game of baseball.

You grow up dreaming about playing in the World Series since you're a little kid. I remember the days in the back yard with my parents playing whiffle ball, saying, 'Hey, it's Game 7 of the World Series, are you gonna win or are you gonna lose?'