College was a blast. My three years of college were the best years of my life.

Switch-hitting is one of the greatest things in the world and one of the worst things in the world.

Baseball is a game of failure. There are plenty of opportunities to be down, or to feel sorry for yourself, or to be upset at somebody or upset at yourself.

Agents are probably going to hate me for saying it... You're not very valuable when you're making $20 million. When you're Mike Trout, making the minimum, you are crazy valuable. My first six years, before I was a free agent, I was very valuable. But there's nothing you can do that can justify a $20 million contract.

I always lift weights very heavy and spend a lot of time in the weight room.

I expected to be in the big leagues soon. I didn't know exactly how soon, but I wanted to be here soon, and I wanted to make a difference soon.

You can never pat yourself on the back during the season. Then you get complacent, stop working and let yourself slide.