Rodriguez Quotes

No matter what, people are so narrow minded that it won`t ever be Michelle Rodriguez the actress, it will always be Michelle Rodriguez the Latin actress. And it`s just something that I have to live with, because of the fact that people need labels to understand things. I can`t even get into this ignorance that I`m dealing with. So I just ignore it, you know? Ignore the ignorance.

(On landing No Country for Old Men) The Coen Brothers didn`t pitch the project to me actually. I had read the book first without knowing that there was a movie being made. My agent actually called me and said they were making "No Country" and explained the script to me and said, "No, no. I read the book." She sent me a couple of scenes and then I said, "I can`t get out of work." I was working with Robert Rodriguez on "Grind House" and Robert and Quentin (Tarantino) helped put me on tape as an audition tape and sent that to the Coen`s. They were smitten with the lighting and not so much for me. So that was a no. It was only through my agent, Michael Cooper, who is my good friend and a great agent. He`s an old time agent; there are few and far between that actually care about their clients. He kept telling Ethan (Coen), `Just meet him. I`m not going to tell you he`s the one but I`m going to tell you to just meet him.` I met them on what I found out later was their last casting call and then I got the part.

(Mark) Teixeira and (Hank) Blalock are power hitters. I`m not on their level. I`m a line-drive hitter who steals bases. Manny (Ramirez), David Ortiz, Alex (Rodriguez), those guys are power hitters.

Well, you know, Pudge Rodriguez, obviously is as good as it gets.

(Four Ducks players were named to the 2005 Atlantic League Post Season All Star Team. Outfielder Henry Rodriguez was selected after winning the regular season batting title and setting a new Ducks single season record for home runs. Second Baseman Carlos Hernandez was chosen after finishing second in the batting title race behind his teammate. Also recognized were pitchers Lance Davis and Todd Erdos. This season, Davis won the most games in a single season by a Ducks pitcher and also became the all-time wins leader in franchise history, while Erdos, in the role of closer, led the Atlantic League with 32 saves on the season.) We are very proud of these four guys, ... They put together exceptional seasons and led us to the post season for the second straight year.

(Next, remarks from Boston outfielder Trot Nixon may have snuck under the helmet and into A-Rod`s head.) When people ask me about the Yankees, I tell them about Jeter and Bernie Williams and (Jorge) Posada, ... I don`t tell them about Rodriguez.

It was because of Casey they got the gun within 24 hours. Casimiro Rodriguez, unlike the other people involved, was remorseful.

Right now I don`t see this team like it used to be early in the season. I`ve only been around when they play here. It`s tough for me to say how they do on the road. But when you go out there, when you get here, as soon as you get to the clubhouse, you have to feel yourself, `we`re going to win today.` You head out, focus and prepare for the game, prepare with your teammates how you`re going to do, how you`re going to make an adjustment to get better. I don`t think we`ve got that kind of players over here. We`ve got pretty good players that can be All-Stars. We`ve got Pudge (Ivan Rodriguez), all those guys. We need to stay together. This game is not easy. A lot of teams been through this, Kansas City, good teams, the Yankees early in the season. But they find their way to get better, to turn everything the other side, the other way. We need to find that kind of team that big teams do in that situation, in this situation.

Yesterday there were rumors that (OPEC president) Ali Rodriguez was going to push for pretty substantial production increases from OPEC, but what we`ve heard is that these production increases will be less than what was speculated, ... Yesterday had crude prices down sharply but they`re rebounding today. Inventories are still low and demand, globally, continues to rise.

Melissa Rodriguez really stepped up and did a great job. She`s just so gritty and so tough and she doesn`t complain.

I?m sad. I?m sad for (the Rodriguez) family. I?m sad that my family had to go through this, ... The truth set me free.

There is no evidence Victor Rodriguez physically caused the death of people.

He (Rodriguez) has been hearing it from the crowd.

It all seems to be focused on him (Rodriguez).