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" Get your work in. Work hard at it. Give it your best effort. And if you get an opportunity, be ready for it. That's respect for the game. "

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" They use the word 'integrity' in describing a Hall of Famer in the logo of the Hall of Fame, and I think there are gonna be quite a few players that are not going to get in. "

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" I struggled many times when maybe it didn't look like I was struggling, and I had to work hard every day. "

" There's not too many guys that spend their whole career with one team and I think it's very fortunate and a blessing for me. "

" I had too much respect for the game to leave it behind or to make it my second or third sport in college. "

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" I know I'm appreciated by how fans treat me, and the best way to treat them is play every day, hard. I sign autographs, but if I'm with someone I don't know who doesn't start the conversation, there won't be a conversation. That's just me, living my life. But I'll loosen up after baseball. "

" I defend my players and coaches. "

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