If I'm shifted two steps toward third base and the ball goes up the middle, people say I have no range to my left. That's why those statistics aren't accurate. You're changing for every batter, sometimes with every pitch. You really can't make one statistic for every shortstop. You have to go by what you see.

Nine games? It's too long.

I'm not perfect; no one is perfect. Everyone makes mistakes. I think you try to learn from those mistakes.

In order to lead people, you have to get to know them.

The first thing to know about playing baseball in Michigan is, Michigan's really cold.

I like to hit the gym early in the morning. I feel better throughout the day when I get in a workout first thing in the morning.

I think there's something wrong with me - I like to win in everything I do, regardless of what it is. You want to race down the street, I want to beat you. If we're playing checkers, I want to win. You beat me, it's going to bother me. I just enjoy competition.