“Andruw has got to save each starter ten runs a year.”
—Former teammate Greg Maddux

“He’s taking fastballs and sliders away and hitting them out of the park 400 feet to right—that’s what’s so fun about watching him now.”
—Former teammate Chipper Jones

“I certainly think he can throw up 40 homers every year.”
—Jones

“He’s capable of becoming one of the elite hitters in baseball.”
—Former Braves coach Merv Rettenmund

“You cannot hit a ball over his head. If the ball’s over his head, it’s out of the ballpark.”
—Announcer Tim McCarver

“He did everything you could ask, and everything you could hope for, at every level he played.”
—Former Braves GM John Schuerholz

“I don’t think there’s any argument—he’s the best centerfielder in the game.”
—Astros star Lance Berkman

“You could spot this guy immediately...you could see immediately that he was something special.”
—Scout Giovanni Viceisza

“He works so hard at his game that sometimes I think he needs to back away once in a while.”
—Braves manager Bobby Cox

“We get so caught up watching him that sometimes we forget to go after the ball. We expect him to catch everything!”
—Former teammate Gary Sheffield

“He's probably the best center fielder in the game.”
—Teammate Juan Pierre

“We’ve been looking for a hero for a long time, and we finally found one.”
—Curacao Tourism Official Jobi Henriques

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