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.

You are recognized by your bat. If you are the best hitting shortstop out there, that's how you win a Gold Glove. That's the way it is. It shouldn't be-it's a defensive award.

You have to believe in yourself every day.

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

Hustle is just playing the game right.

For me personally it doesn't matter who is the manager, I'm going to go out there and play for the manager, and play for this uniform as a team.

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

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

My role is to set everything in motion.

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

To learn, sometimes you have to feel the fool.

My girlfriend is much better than I am at working hard then resting, and she demands that from me, too. She insists on having time when we don't do anything. We leave the housework and watch a movie.

Sin is never less quiet than when it seems to be most quiet.

I can only play the sport for so long, I have mathematics for the rest of my life.

Divorce isn't caused because 50% of marriages end in gayness.

The founding document of the United States of America acknowledges the Lordship of Jesus Christ because we are a Christian nation.

Her only gift was knowing people almost by instinct, she thought, walking on. If you put her in a room with someone, up went her back like a cat's; or she purred.

Wise people listen to wise instruction, especially instruction from the Word of God.

You can't be a critic by simply being a griper. One has also to search out the examples of good work.

Community is like a big family.