"At first it [broadcasting during the 2007 playoffs] didn't really seem like [a career move], I just thought it was a very interesting thing to do, to talk about the playoffs … Now more and more people are talking, saying this is the first step towards it if I want to do it. Hopefully I don't have to start thinking about it just yet. It would be great whenever my career does wind down."

"Even on home runs that I hit in the past, guys were like, 'Man, you need to slow down. You've got that one."

"I can watch the game and learn."

"Our team goal is pretty simple … basically prepare ourselves to play for nine innings every day, every series, and against every opponent. For me individually, it's more of just trying to play my role the best I can every day."

"Sheffield mentioned to me last January, 'You should be a guy who scores 100 runs.' That's what I'm trying to get myself to. I can't force a run. But just trying to get on base will put in a position to score runs."

"The simple approach is that if I stay aggressive, I'll hit less often with two strikes in the count. I've been aggressive, but I've missed pitches. If I can put them in play earlier in the count, I eliminate the two-strike approach."

"Whenever I get a chance, I'm trying to take the extra base and make them make a play on me. I'm not going to stop looking for the extra base unless the scoreboard tells me."

"When it [20-20-20-20] finally happened, it was great. I thank the crowd for their reaction, and my teammates as well. I'm glad it's finally over. Now we have to go ahead and try to get to the playoffs."

"When you're losing, you see what your team is made of. Hopefully, we can cut those eight- and nine-game losing streaks down to two or three games. Hopefully we can figure it out and cut the losses. That's what good teams do."

"He chases balls down. He cuts off the balls. He's got an accurate, strong arm. He does everything that you need to be a great center fielder." - Craig Monroe

"He could be one of the premier players in this league for a long time … He's such a great player, and he's an even better person." - -Teammate Sean Casey

"He is already a good player, and he is still learning. When you have a leadoff guy who is in scoring position all the time, it's nice to have. He's going to be one of the best hitters in baseball." - -Teammate Ivan Rodriguez

"He is a unique, unique individual. One, he happens to be a pretty special baseball player. But also, everyone knows he's bright. He's very well educated. He's a family guy. His parents are both educators. But without question, everyone - whether it's media, former coaches, kids, my wife, my other players - everyone who meets him says the same exact thing." - Matt Brown

"He represents everything that's right with this organization." - Brandon Inge

"He's a class act all the way." - Jim Leyland

"He studies the game and practices the way you're supposed to play-two things I think are very important." - Al Kaline

"He's unbelievable, man. Everyday, he's proven it. He gets after it, he makes plays, he gets big plays. He is what you need. He runs the bases. I mean, there ain't nothing that he can't do. He's a great center fielder." - Craig Monroe

"In a lot of ways, he's one of the hardest guys to pitch to on our ball club. He can hit a home run, he can hit extra-base hits, and if he walks, he can steal a base. In a lot of ways, he's a pitcher's nightmare." - Andy Van Slyke

"I think Curtis Granderson is the most conscientious young men that I've ever been around in baseball. That's how I feel about him as a person. That translates into his personality as a baseball player in the sense that he always wants to do everything right, almost to a fault, because he doesn't want to make any mistakes. So, because he doesn't want to make any mistakes, sometimes he doesn't let himself fly enough [on the bases]. Not passive, but just too cautious." - Andy Van Slyke

"I've watched him over the past couple of years, and what's impressed me most about him is that every level he reaches, he shows improvement. Unfortunately, it takes him a while during the season to catch up, but he always does. He's got great tool and great work habits." - Al Kaline

"What he (Curtis Granderson) did today is really remarkable when you think about it, with all the years in baseball, and he's the third guy that has ever done it (20 homers, 20 triples, 20 doubles, 20 steals - see Fast Fact #1). It probably won't get the recognition it deserves. It'll probably make a splash for a day or so and people will forget about it. That's a big splash. I mean, that's big time. I would have never believed that." - Jim Leyland