Joey Votto

“The best hitters can do everything.”

“I come into camp every year with the hope and expectation of playing every game I'm available, every game that is available to me.”

“I don't perceive a lot of the things that a lot of people perceive as negative as a negative - and the inverse, I don't think a lot of the things people think are positive are positive, necessarily.”

“I used to be a big fan of the NBA until Kevin Durant joined the Golden State Warriors.”

“I'm a different hitter than most.”

“I kind of want to go play in the Caribbean Series to be honest. I'm not even kidding about that.”

“I'm a Reds fan. I signed up to be a Reds fan, I want to be a Reds fan.”

“The challenges of my career have made me better and tougher overall and made me resilient.”

“I didn't know if it was possible, but I wanted to some day be the highest paid Canadian player.”

“I go back to Toronto each off season and feel renewed every time I cross the border to my home and native land.”

“When I was younger, I was like, 'I'm working now, and you go work.' That was all I knew, because I was trying to keep my head above water. Now I'm more willing to say, 'Let's do our work side by side and cooperate.' That's really difficult to do in this sport sometimes because it can be so individualized.”

“I never want to be apologetic for anything I say.”

“I'm all about neutralizing talent and making things fair, and evaluating a player based on what he does all the way around.”

“I wasn't raised inside of Canadian baseball really.”

“I'm grateful for the things I've faced in my career because they make me better - every single one of them.”

“Most elite players want to maximize the length of the contract, no matter the money.”

“You won't give yourself an opportunity to do good things unless you are out on the field.”

“When you are raised in a restaurant you really don't want to go to one that often, I'd rather cook.”

“Some players just have the natural stroke that you throw them in the lineup and all of the sudden they turn on a ball and hit it out of the ballpark.”

“I look forward to batting practice. I look forward to practice work.”