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I'm a great listener.
I dropped out of school.
Greatness comes to those who wait.
I just try to make the pitcher work.
I just try to stay cool, calm and collected.
This game doesn't define who I am as a person.
Sometimes offense wins. Sometimes pitching wins.
I'm not a fan of people coming in the clubhouse.
That's part of the game. People go through slumps.
I've been blessed with great hand-eye coordination.
I think my injuries only make me stronger as a person.
Stay inside the ball, put the barrel on it, and swing hard.
You never stop learning from this game. That's the crazy thing.
If you don't live up to somebody's standards, you get hammered.
Sure, I'd love to be an all-star - without going. If that's possible.
I didn't grow up in the worst neighborhood. It wasn't the best either.
I just want to be in the lineup. If I'm on that lineup card I'm happy.
I'm going to play as long as I can, but my identity is not in this game.
I always want to play, and I always want to hold a ball or glove or bat.
I'm not a fan of everyone treating you different because you play a sport.
I play baseball. I don't deal with trades, free agency, any of that stuff.
Yeah, if I see a ball in the zone then I'll try to put a good swing on it.
You just can't label one player as an MVP. There are nine guys on the field.
I'm competitive and I don't want to get out, but it's not the end of the world.
I just like playing the game. I don't like all the extra stuff that comes with it.
How am I different than anyone else? I'm a human being, and I have my faults, too.
We're out here playing a game and I'm not one to take it like super, super serious.
Maybe I'm in the wrong sport. I should go to Australia and play fast-pitch softball.
If we can, like, be in the backyard playing baseball, I'd be the happiest kid in the world.
I love being on the field. I love competing. But I'm not a fan of everything that comes with it.
I try to think shorter swing with two strikes. That's how I was raised and taught the game of baseball.
I always feel happy for my teammates, but I'm not going to be the one at the top of the dugout yelling.
As long as I have the respect of my peers - the people I play against and my teammates - that's all I need.
You're just trying to work on things in Spring Training, try to put the barrel on the ball and not peak too early.
I probably tweet one or two things a year. Some guys use it for publicity... I'm not going to put myself out there.
Whether it's a speeding ticket or whatever it might be, some of us are trying to get an edge some way or another in life.
I'm just here to play baseball. I'm not going to be on social media or doing any commercials. I'm just here to do my job.
If it was up to us every single day, then we would all have a perfect life, but stuff happens, but it's an imperfect world.
You're not going to win a division, you're not going to win personal stats, titles, whatever, in the first month of the season.
I don't like seeking all the attention. When you start doing stuff like that, it gets into your head, you are not being yourself.
People treat us and they put us on this pedestal like we're so much better human beings than them because we play a professional sport.
It's not easy to make the playoffs, and I think a lot of people overlook that. They think it's a piece of cake, but it's definitely not.
You know you're going to have 162 games. You're going to have six months to play this game and playing every day is going to be a grind.
I've tried to plan for my future in the past and it doesn't always work out the way I want it to, so leave it all up to the man upstairs.
If this game is taken away from me at any time, I'd be fine going back to the house and living a happy life. If that happens, it happens.
Well, this game is not easy. There are 29 other teams, and less than 1% of the world is playing at the highest level, all supposed to be here.
I think when people think about California, they think about straight Hollywood, that Hollywood glamour, whole bunch of flashes, so much paparazzi.
I didn't like the attention and that's what's awesome about Rice. I would go to class, walk around campus and do my thing. No one even noticed who I was.
I want to be known as a Christian baseball player and I'm still trying to grow into that. But in the end, I want to be more Christian than baseball player.
I'm a firm believer in Jesus, that he died for our sins. That's something I want to stand for. I want to share that to the world. That's what we're called to do.