“No, I’m not the prototypical leadoff man. I’m not the prototypical anything. I just try to be the prototypical Jimmy Rollins."

"Physical ability only goes so far. You have to work hard the rest of the way."

"God blessed me with this ability and now I have to take it the rest of the way."

"I planned on being successful ever since I was young. To me, this is nothing to be surprised about."

"My role is to set everything in motion."

"People think I must have all these superstitions, but I don’t. I use my batting gloves ‘til they wear out. I broke four or five bats during the streak, and I didn’t cry over any of them."

"Hustle is just playing the game right."

"I’ve got numbers in my head that I’d like to keep to myself. If I get them or pass them, only I will know."

"Even when I’m nervous, I think I’m able to turn that nervous energy into strength."

"Why tone down my aggressiveness? When I do, I get in trouble."

"The bottom line is just that Rickey Henderson was my favorite player. His flair, his style—the key word is impact—he’s an impact player."

"You are recognized by your bat. If you are the best hitting shortstop out there, that’s how you win a Gold Glove. That’s the way it is. It shouldn’t be—it’s a defensive award."

"I could have gone out there and possibly gotten more money. But that’s not where my heart was. My heart was here in Philly."

"Once you go to September it’s a 30-game season. You try to make a push and kick it in."

"Passiveness affects everything. It affects you on the bases and on defense. It affects your thinking. I can't be passive."

"You have to believe in yourself every day."

"They lis me at 5-8. Who am I to argue?"

"For me personally it doesn't matter who is the manager, I'm going to go out there and play for the manager, and play for this uniform as a team."

"We go out and we have fun with each other, enjoy the moment. We've done it all year long. It's nothing new, maybe get a little more attention now but I'm still going to talk about your mom if you mess up and I'm still going to try to make everybody laugh."

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