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“My personal style definitely developed over time. I thought I used to look good in a T-shirt and jeans and a decent pair of shoes. Now versatility is key for me.”
“I think I've tried to have a platform to speak and to help kids understand learning about baseball.”
“I think a lot of times you start to second-guess yourself, especially as a young player, but you've got to have confidence that everything will be all right.”
“It's kind of tough as you're playing you kind of wonder what is going to happen to you as you go through arbitration or as you go through free agency.”
“Even in the minor leagues, I just said I'll get my little bit of time in here and then get out of here. I was going to try, though. I wasn't going to just give up. I was always going to try. I'm here. I figured I might as well try.”
“I see myself as the product of hard work.”
“You make a 2-10 split pretty often when you bowl as much as I do.”
“You see all the greats, people who were idols of mine growing up. You see those guys on the cover of video games.”
“I like leading by example.”
“I'm going to be someone who smiles and brings joy to the locker room and to the field.”
“I just want to put on a uniform - whoever it is.”
“I'm confident in my abilities and confident to know what kind of player I am. I've also been educated on the business side of it, getting your value.”
“You can put me on a plane now and I can go anywhere and just by talking having one or two conversations I can have an idea where I am in the U.S. or whatever.”
“I guess bowling is pretty mechanical. It's kind of a natural motion, but you have to stick within those mechanics.”
“Whatever the team takes, whatever it needs, I try to fill that role.”
“You don't want to sell yourself short.”
“When you just stand for something, you kind of stand for it.”
“Obviously, I'm coordinated and whatnot.”
“We play to win the World Series, and that's our goal.”
“I'm a confident person in knowing my abilities, but also know, I'm kind of a realist, I know when I suck.”