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"If I'm asked to play first, I should be ready. It's nice to be in the lineup, regardless of where you're at."
"If I'm going up here worried about getting hit again, I might as well not go up there, because I'm not going to be worth a thing."
"If you work hard, good things will happen. I will never be in a situation where if I fail I can look back and say, 'If I'd only worked harder.'"
"I hated farm work. I always got stuck with the jobs my father and brother didn't want to do."
"I just want to take a good approach at the plate every at-bat, be consistent, and drive in runs."
"I knew I wasn't going to hit 50 homers like Thome did. I was trying to go out there and establish myself as a big league player and do the things I was capable of."
"I'm not one for a lot of media attention."
"I'm not really satisfied. I've done all right, but there's room for improvement."
"I'm remaining calm and staying within my game."
"I read a lot of Socrates in the off-season. Don't print that, or it'll ruin my rep."
"It's nice when you put in a lot of hard work and you're recognized and a few people appreciate what you've done."
"It's so much easier when you've got guys on base and the whole offense is clicking."
"I've been streaky throughout my career, but I've been trying to become a more consistent hitter."
"I was just thinking (when he needed the triple to complete the cycle on August 14, 2003), hit the ball hard, get it on the barrel and get it in the gap. You know, see what happens. But I think Torii (Hunter) was playing a little over to left-center. It really happened to just work out perfectly."
"Jim Thome was always ne of my favorite players, so this is kind of a neat situation. But I've got to play my game, not be be a guy who tries to hit 55 home runs."
"North Dakota is a great state. Everybody is real supportive up there. I couldn't ask for a better place to call home."
"This is a humbling game and you never fail to realize how hard it is, which makes you work twice as hard."
"This is the place I want to play for a very long time. I pretty much love everything about the organization."
"When you get to the big leagues, you need to take potential and turn it into performance. You want to be the guy who got the most out of his ability, not the guy who never fulfilled his potential."
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