“What's great about Todd is he is never satisfied. He wants to squeeze every bit of talent out of himself.”
—Former eammate Larry Walker

“As good as he is, and he's as good as there is, he wants to do better. It's probably the right thing to do. He doesn't want to be satisfied. Even if he's the best at it he wants to be better."
—Walker

"He has an overachiever mentality with star ability."
—Rockies GM Dan O'Dowd

"It's very unusual for a player to accomplish as much as Todd has so quickly in his career and look for areas where he can get better. No one is telling him what to do. He's doing it on his own."
—O’Dowd

“In my mind, Helton’s on the very short list of the best hitters in the game.”
—Cy Young winner Randy Johnson

“He has become a little more vocal every year, but the big thing he does is show up and play 150-something games a year. It's tremendous leadership for him to do that.”
—Rockies manager Clint Hurdle

"One of the special traits an elite player has is an ability to self-evaluate. And Todd is able to honestly self-evaluate. He has an ability to critique his game and then is able to address areas to make his game better."
—Hurdle

“He feels it's his responsibility as a veteran and one of our star players to take [the young players] under his wing and show us the ropes. It's a bonus for us to have someone like that help us.''
—Former t eammate Jason Jennings

“When he comes to the plate, you want to see if there are some bases open so that you can walk him.”
—Padres closer Trevor Hoffman

“The more I see him, the more I appreciate what he does. To me, he’s a complete player.”
—Astros great Jeff Bagwell

“He’s got great talent and a great attitude. He’s not like a lot of guys today."
—Former big leaguer Mark Grace

“It would be hard to convince me there’s a better hitter than he is.”
—Former Diamondbacks manager Bob Brenly

“Todd is the guy who used to call me in the minor leagues, back when I was in the lower levels, when most people thought I was a crappy player, and he'd tell me how good I was going to be."
—Teammate Matt Holliday

“We are all enjoying this, but it is more special because of Todd.”
—Teammate Brad Hawpe

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