Nolan Arenado

“Back in the day, before I really started to work on defense, I would just take ground balls, whatever, a couple, and then I'd say, 'OK, now I'm going to go hit.' Now I spend just as much time on ground balls as I do on hitting.”

“I was born in America and played high school in America, but at the same time, my family, my cousins, the way we play the game, it's all Latin.”

“Obviously, we can hit home runs, but there's more to hitting and there's more to winning than that.”

“I don't want to be a bad leader.”

“Yes, I want to help the team win but definitely want to be a guy that has an impact and helps the team, big-time.”

“I'll never sit here and dog the Rockies - ever. I would never do that.”

“I've hit in the middle of the lineup for a long time now, and my job is to produce.”

“I want to make my family, Denver and our country proud.”

“I love Denver.”

“I won't tell the fans how to think, because they have the right to think whatever they want.”

“I want the at-bats with men on base.”

“America is the greatest country in the world, but the Cuban people are great... They're beautiful, warm people.”

“Being a Dodger, being a third baseman, elite, one of the best. He was a really special player. Hall of Famer. No question about that. He has longevity. Everything you want in a player, Adrian Beltre does that.”

“Growing up in a Latin family has given me my charisma out there, my swag.”

“I'm not a guy that goes out there and is like, 'oh I'm just good like this.' I know I have to work hard.”

“It's like basketball - when players come onto a new team they've got to get used to the scheme and how they run the offense. Same with us in baseball. We've got to get used to each other on defense and trust each other and communicate.”

“It'd be great to play in a big market.”

“I expect to drive the ball.”

“I'm not a guy who's going to be searching for the biggest contract in the game. That's not me. I want to be where I'm comfortable.”

“Scott Rolen is a guy I used to watch a lot.”