I didn't know what to expect coming to college. High school was pretty easy and I guess I expected college to be along the same route. It was just an overwhelming experience.

It's pretty self-explanatory. If we play well, we know what our picture is. If we don't play well, we'll know what our picture is.

I've said this before, but going and playing with the guys that have been to the World Series, the elite players of the game, there's no harm in hanging around those guys at all.

I never want to look in the mirror and say, 'What if? What if I had run harder? What if I had dived for that groundball?'

I figured out that there are occasions where you have to get pumped up and take charge, situations where you have to have fun and situations where you need to settle down.

I could care less if people talk about us or not. We know what we can do here. It's an exciting time for us.

[Clayton Kershaw ] is intense. He's a competitor.He's extremely fun to play behind.