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.

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

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

I planned on being successful ever since I was young. To me, this is nothing to be surprised about.

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

The bottom line is just that Rickey Henderson was my favorite player. His flair, his style-the key word is impact-he's an impact player.

My role is to set everything in motion.