“I’ve always enjoyed hitting things as hard as I can. It’s fun to hit things and watch them fly."

"I hit every day. I love to hit."

"I don’t know what to think of the money. It’s kind of mind-boggling. I come from a middle-class, blue-collar family. We’ve never really had money."

"Hitting is mostly confidence. I just go out and play and that’s the best you can ask for.”

“I came up and was a first-round draft pick and there was a lot of hype and a lot of expectation, and I enjoyed that. Have I also seen the other side of that? Absolutely."

"In Philly when it's good, there is no better place."

"The goal there is just to try to get something to hit."

"As long as I've been with this organization and to see where we've come, it makes it all worthwhile.”