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American baseball player and coach, Birth: 10-2-1976 Lance Berkman Quotes
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When I started to play consistently and produce consistently, that's when I knew that I could compete and do well in the big leagues.
Lance Berkman

2.
If you gave me a choice between being married and being a baseball player, that's a no-brainer. I would be married any day. I just love it.
Lance Berkman

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The key to dealing with people in general is that they have to know that you care about them. You have to deal with people in gentleness. You have to come along side of them. You can't push them. You can't pull them. You have to walk with them. In order to do that, you've got to demonstrate care for that individual. That's my whole thing
Lance Berkman

4.
Agile, athletic, sleek-all these things describe my game!
Lance Berkman

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I think any great performer or athlete has to have a little bit of a gut to be great.
Lance Berkman

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The only way that we can truly have a purpose and an enriching life experience is to do all things in Christ and through the power of Christ. What happens when we're all about doing good works and we're doing that outside of the power of Christ is that we end up getting the glory and the whole point of this deal is that God gets the glory. That verse beautifully illustrates that point.
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The overriding thing has to be a love for people. If you don't love people, you don't care if we live in a morally degrading society. Christ is about love, and that's what we want to be about as well.
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I want to play every game of my career in an Astros uniform.
Lance Berkman

Quote Topics by Lance Berkman: Games Baseball Running Team Way Play Kids Christian Home People Firsts Houston Thinking Guy Uniforms Fun Names Balls Choices World Bigs Atmosphere Littles Organization Careers Swings Wish Bats Keys Exhausted
9.
They were chanting my name, but I don't know why. My name is on the back of my uniform. So, it's nice to know they can read.
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I wish I was just a left-handed hitter. It's really tough having to keep both sides sharp, and that's one reason why you don't see switch-hitters hit for that high of an average. You're always fighting one side or the other.
Lance Berkman

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One-run games can go either way, and most of the time they do.
Lance Berkman

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I was raised in church by Christian parents and I was baptized when I was 11 years old. But I didn't really have a good understanding of what the Gospel was really all about until college.
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Living the Christian life is also challenging but for different reasons. The same desire to do well exists - to live a consistent life that honors and pleases the Lord. The big difference is that God isn't evaluating my actions and basing His love on how well I 'perform'. His love for me is unconditional. Even when I mess up He doesn't threaten to trade me off His team.
Lance Berkman

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I'll be a Houston Astro no matter what ... I would certainly want to leave myself open to a return to the team if that made sense for the organization and for me as well.
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Its unbelievable, I cant even describe it. To be a big part of bringing the World Series the first World Series ever to Houston is just tremendous.
Lance Berkman

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My father always told me that to be successful at anything, whether it was baseball or tiddlywinks, you have to be willing to pay the price. You have to be willing to do more than the kid down the street if you want to be better than he is.
Lance Berkman

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I want to be a guy who produces runs, who drives in runs, who can beat you with a single or can beat you with a home run, who's just a tough out.
Lance Berkman

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I almost feel guilty. The physical toll is tremendous. Im exhausted and I only played nine innings.
Lance Berkman

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I go game to game, at-bat to at-bat. That's my way.
Lance Berkman

20.
I've always liked doubles. When you scald the ball on a line to the gap, I think that's about as close to a perfect swing as you can get.
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21.
I've always enjoyed baseball, but even when I was a kid I can remember viewing it with a businesslike approach.
Lance Berkman

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Obviously, the only reason I'm where I am is because God has gifted me and He has seen fit to put me where I am. I have to honor that by using my influence and my status on the team and in the game of baseball for good and to His purpose.
Lance Berkman

23.
God has given me a lot of ability to play the game of baseball.
Lance Berkman

24.
It is, ... kind of a softball atmosphere out there.
Lance Berkman

25.
The mark of a good hitter is someone who hits the ball hard, often. And if you run into a few home runs, that's fine.
Lance Berkman

26.
Theres a little more margin for error this year. Last year, it felt like we had to win every game. That wasnt a lot of fun.
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27.
What comes first, the chicken or the egg? You start out bad, you don't really feel right, you don't have the same explosion, then you start to lose confidence, you start to doubt your ability. It's a snowball effect.
Lance Berkman