Alex Rodriguez Looks to Follow Example Set by John Elway

Filed under: Twins, Yankees, MLB Playoffs, American League Division SeriesMINNEAPOLIS -- It took Alex Rodriguez 17 years as a professional baseball player to get his first World Series ring.

On the eve of the 2010 playoffs in Target Field, Rodriguez was only half joking when he said, "I hope it doesn't take me 17 years to win another one."

He reflected back on a conversation he had with Denver Broncos legend John Elway, who waited until he was deep in his 30s (37) before winning a Super Bowl. Rodriguez was 34 before he won for the first time with the Yankees in 2009.

Elway told him winning one made it easier to win the second time around, which the Broncos did, with Elway being named the MVP in that one. It proved to be the final game of Elway's career.

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