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I'm not the most powerful. I'm not the fastest. I don't have the best arm. I don't have any of that, but put it all together and do the little details well, and you're going to be a very productive player.
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My dad used to do it when we were little, and I tried it when we played around in the back yard. Eventually, I got a bat and a real ball and played around to see if I could hit left-handed.
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When you get moved around, it can be jarring, but it helps to fine-tune your focus in the middle of the season, when other guys are getting a little lackadaisical.
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When I move to second after playing right field, I feel like my action has gotten too deliberate, and I have to switch back into that quicker, boom-boom infield mode.
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You want to be comfortable, but it's also good to stay on your toes, especially in the midst of a long season.
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Outfield to infield is the most jarring because in the outfield, you have much more time to throw.
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A lot of times, if you stay in the present and focus on getting the most out of yourself today, then things work out the way they're supposed to.
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You used to be taught to let the ball go as far as possible and then drop it on the runner, whereas now it might be even more advantageous to direct the ball in front of the bag and get the guy on the leg.
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When the ball was hit, my first reaction as a shortstop was always go in the direction of the ball. You can't do that at first base. You go too far in that direction, and it's hard to scurry back and be ready to pick the throw.
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We've made a lot of strides over the years in making the game better for players to be able to stay healthy and showcase talent.
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We've got to do better at taking care of players and making sure the fans get the best of the players when they're showcasing their abilities.
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There are different angles you have to work with as a hitter. Figuring out with my body what helps me get into those angles... is a constant discovery.
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There have been nights I've stayed up late thinking about, 'What's wrong with my swing? What do I need to fix?'
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There are times when your mind isn't ready to go but your body is, and times when your body is ready to go but your mind isn't. You try to get the two in sync as much as possible.
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I'm just trying to create a working knowledge of my body. So it knows what to expect.
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Knowing the opportunity to win a championship here in Chicago, right now, that's the main motivation for me.
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One-hundred years from now, nobody's going to remember that I played for the Tampa Bay Devil Rays - nobody!
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The most important thing is that we're impacting people for the Kingdom of Jesus Christ... that's why we're here.
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I still have a lot to learn about what the love of Christ is like - that it's not just knowledge... but it's allowing the truth to change you - allowing Christ's message of grace and hope and love through the cross, that that message is the message that changes the way we look at everything in our lives.
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We know that as a Christian athlete, people are watching, and so we want to be the best example we can be and show that we are different - that Christ has changed our lives.
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I hit my knees and I went to him with that and I said God I want to do what you want. I don't want sports to be an idol in my life.
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I was so engrossed in my sport, I wasn't thinking about the future from God's standpoint. I was thinking about just my sporting future.
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We are perfect. According to God, we are perfect, yet we know that we are sinners. We believe in the fact that we are both saints and sinners at the same time as we live in this world.
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We are just so thankful that Christ does not measure us by what we do. God is not measuring us by that, He is measuring us by our faith in Christ.
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You are either good or you're not at whatever your job is. And it is more important that you understand the grace and love and peace you have in Christ, whether you are good or bad at whatever you are doing every day.
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As a ballplayer, there is no Christian way to swing a bat. There is no Christian way to swing or throw.
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I didn't realize the ceiling that I had, and I don't think a lot of players understand what they're capable of. Some of them dream of what they're capable of, but you don't really understand until you get in the moment and you give it everything you got and see in the end where you can end up.
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I didn't ever realize that my ceiling would be this high, that I would be able to play at the major-league level. But here I am. I've been doing it for a while now, so it's certainly a blast. It's something that I want to cherish and make the most of.
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It really comes down to God opening the doors for me, and I'm trying to walk through them doing the best I can.
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I never even thought about playing professionally. I didn't think that was a possibility for a little kid from Illinois.
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You want to represent Christ well with doing you job, first and foremost, because that's what you're there to do.
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Like anybody else that goes and does their job, there's a way to do your job with excellence.
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