FREDDIE FREEMAN

Usually, I can get the job done with guys in scoring position.

They said if I could deal with the pain, I should play. So, I did, and for some reason, I started hitting. It was a weird thing. I don't know if it was because I couldn't do too much, and I was just trying to stay up through the middle and not hurt myself.

In the past, my success has come with sticking to one plan. That usually works. Obviously it's going to falter, and I'm going to go into slumps here and there, but stick with the plan, and hopefully it will come out successful more times than not.

You're going to be friends with people longer than you're going to be teammates in this game.

I want to represent Canada so I can represent my mother.

I love coming home.

Enjoy and have fun when you're a kid, because you are a kid.

I'd like to finish my career as a Brave.

You've just got to keep grinding, putting good ABs together; just stop trying to look at the record, your batting average. You've got to go out there and just keep playing.

There's nothing I can really do but keep going out there and swinging.

Obviously, being a first baseman, you're kind of expected to hit some home runs. Obviously, that goes into your head; it gets into my head a little bit.

If I don't get hits, I don't get hits, but I'm trying to get hits.

I always like going to the West Coast. I don't know if it's a certain field, team, whatever it is, but I usually seem to do well here.

Usually, my track record's pretty good with guys on base.

Growing up in California, I grew up a JT Snow fan.

It's just so much fun to relax and just play baseball for a living. It's a great time in my life. I'm never going to forget it, and it's very humbling.

You got to put the personal stuff away and see the business side of it.

Leading off an inning you never know, I could get a bunt base hit and start a rally.

Darren Erstad was special to watch when he moved from center field from first base.

I have a platform to be able to do something to help other people beat cancer.

Sometimes, you can get too big when you feel too good.

I've never been a guy that's consistently hit home runs. It's always seemed to come, like, three or four in a week or two, and then I'll shut it down for a couple of weeks.

Just have fun, and just play hard, and just practice a lot.

I think this world needs a little more hugging in their lives.

Just got to keep going out there and keep swinging. That's all I can really do. Getting work in, doing everything I can to get ready for the game.