“[Justin probably will be rich soon. His brother signed a five-year, $4.6 million contract after he was drafted.] It won't change me, ... There's only so much you can buy, you know?”
“Coach Lee is very knowledgeable about the game, ... He's made me better. He'll make comments in practice like, 'You can't get away with that in the major leagues.' I used to field and I'd take a couple of shuffles. He'll say, 'The game is a lot faster there — you have to field in rhythm.' He's harder on me than he is anyone else.”
“He'd get mad, because he knew I was about to quit, ... And he'd hit me a couple of times, and we'd get into it. He used to try to make me cry. That was his favorite thing to do. Usually I'd go after him, and then I'd start running.”
“I was having a little trouble, ... That girl could sleep in that class and get an A. She's that smart. I asked her to give me a little help. That's how it happened. She was tutoring me, and there was something there.”
