No, I'm not the prototypical leadoff man. I'm not the prototypical anything. I just try to be the prototypical Jimmy Rollins.

Even when I'm nervous, I think I'm able to turn that nervous energy into strength.

If you're talented enough and play long enough, and put up numbers, you'll get to the Hall of Fame. That doesn't make you a World Series winner.

Physical ability only goes so far. You have to work hard the rest of the way.

Passiveness affects everything. It affects you on the bases and on defense. It affects your thinking. I can't be passive.

No, I'm not the prototypical leadoff man. I'm not the prototypical anything. I just try to be the prototypical Jimmy Rollins.

Why tone down my aggressiveness? When I do, I get in trouble.