"Hopefully, I can be the answer we're looking for."

"I am trying to get good at-bats every time I go to the plate."

"I don't push myself too hard. I don't set goals, either. I just prepare myself the best I can, give 100 percent and whatever happens, happens."

"I have to keep working and make sure I'm ready every day when the game comes. That's the primary thing for me-work hard and be ready."

"I've just happened to be in the right spot at the right moment, getting those RBIs and hits to help the team win."

"Sometimes it just takes a while to figure things out."

"We don't have a big-time star here. That's the best part of it. We are a team. We all come to the ballpark and play hard."

"When people are on base, it seems to bring out the best in me."

"Everybody's been talking about him. If he keeps doing what he's doing, he's going to have a lot of good times." - Mariano Rivera

"He just hits every time he gets in there." - Paul Konerko

"He reminds me a lot of myself." - Frank Thomas

"He's a productive hitter who hasn't struck out 100 times in a season. That's an area we think we can feed off-we're just looking for the consistency he has shown." - Bob Melvin

"He's just starting to show what he can do." - Magglio Ordonez

"He's one of those guys, when he starts hitting, you've got to start talking about MVP." - Jerry Manuel

"I think Carlos has gotten a bad rap as an outfielder." - Gary Pettis

"It's hard to explain exactly what it is-it's a confidence, it's a quietness about his ability. he never gets panicked. He never feels pressure. He's one of those special guys who wants to be "The Guy.'" - Ned Yost

"The man is crazy-but he's crazy in a good way." - Geoff Jenkins

"We had a non-existent two-strike approach-couldn't get guys to buy into it. All of a sudden, here comes Carlos Lee, a guy who's hit .300, hit 30 homers every year and never struck out 100 times." - Ned Yost

"When we strike out and look bad, he's getting on us in the dugout, telling us to shorten our swings, put the ball in play." - Billy Hall