“I'd like to think I'll be here for awhile. There are other players behind me, but that's something every player has to deal with unless you're a Todd Helton.”

“I'm trying to put together quality at-bats and hit the ball hard somewhere.”

“I've definitely got to take on more responsibility and try to lead by example.”

“Every at-bat, I try to hit the ball. I don't like to strike out. I put the ball in play a lot, so I'll take the hits as they come.”

“I am a big guy and happen to play a position that requires you to be relatively quick. I can't let up now. I have to work every day to be better next year.”

“I love Denver. There's not a better place to hit, better place to play. I'm a West Coast guy, so I like playing in the NL West.”

"You never know how your skills are going to play out at the next level. But I knew I had a lot of doubles and I was capable of driving the ball into gaps."

"My parents were big supporters of me going to college. It was the right thing for me to do. But it was the toughest decision I had to make."

“Home runs usually come in bunches for me. If I'm feeling good and I'm on time, I can drive the ball even more.”

“I wasn't going to worry about what might happen. I had to take advantage of what was happening, which was me getting a chance to play.”

“You make an error in a big situation, it's easy to question yourself, especially when you haven't had the success defensively like you've had hitting.”

“I'm probably still not the ideal defensive player, but there is enough offense on the table that people will say they can live with my defense. I would like to change that reputation.”

"I get the fantasy league comment a couple of times a series ... that's pretty cool. They might be rooting for the other team, but if I do well it helps them out. It's kind of cool."

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