"Before, shortstops and second basemen were mostly defensive guys that made all the plays and didn't really hit that well. But now it's beginning to change a little bit. Now, shortstops and second basemen are very productive in terms of run producing."

"I didn't know what to expect coming to college. High school was pretty easy and I guess I expected college to be along the same route. It was just an overwhelming experience."

"I didn't go up to the plate thinking, 'OK, my goal now is to get a hit'-I tried not to think about [the streak]."

"I don't really like the spotlight."

"I felt really comfortable. It takes a lot of luck as well."

"I figured out that there are occasions where you have to get pumped up and take charge, situations where you have to have fun and situations where you need to settle down."

"I'm definitely not the most graceful person out there. I've always been taught to play hard. I don't know how not to play hard. But for some guys it just looks easier. For me, it's not that natural."

"I'm up for any challenge. Leading on the field I think is the best way. Every day, you've got to prepare yourself. No matter whether you're feeling great or feeling terrible, you've got to be ready to go."

"I never want to look in the mirror and say, 'What if? What if I had run harder? What if I had dived for that groundball?'"

"I've always been taught to play the game hard. Baseball is such a tough game, it really humbles you at times, you just have to try not to get too high or too low."

"I've said this before, but going and playing with the guys that have been to the World Series, the elite players of the game, there's no harm in hanging around those guys at all."

"The harder you play this game, the more you get out of it."

"You're going to bat so many times during a season and it's not worth getting mad about. I still get frustrated, but I try not to let the other team know that."

"I'm never really that satisfied with how I play. Whether you play really good or really bad, you can always improve."

"Even if this guy doesn't get a hit, he still gets his uniform dirty. I mean, it's filthy." - Phil Sheridan

"He enjoys a little shock value. He's his own guy and doesn't particularly go with the flow." - David Utley

"He loves to hit, and he wants to be up there. He wants to be up there when the game is on the line, and when there's a time to knock people in. Once you know him, you realize that. He's exactly what you look for in a player. He's definitely my kind of player." - Jerry Manuel

"He plays every game like it's the seventh game of the World Series." - Larry Bowa

"He's a gamer. And I think the bigger the situation, he thrives on it. And you can't teach that. Either you have it or you don't." - Jim Thome

"He's an RBI guy like Ryne Sandberg or Jeff Kent. That's what makes Chase so special. That, and those quick hands." - Milt Thompson

"He's come a long way." - Dallas Green

"He's not a pretty-boy style flashy player, he's old school. He just goes out and plays hard and continues to get better. It's nice to have guys like that on your team." - Aaron Rowand

"He's still got some work to do defensively, but he's going to be a good second baseman." - Larry Bowa

"He's very California-like. He's very laid-back and kind of quiet." - Mike Lieberthal

"I don't want to say too much about it, but that's a pretty good hitter." - Charlie Manuel

"If some Phillies do lack big league industriousness... Utley is beyond reproach, conspicuous in his effort. The 27-year-old second baseman dives for all grounders in his zip code. He grinds out at bats and bursts out of the box as if someone had fired a starter's pistol, even when he's not trying to extend a hitting streak. Yankees third base coach and former Phillies manager Larry Bowa says, 'He plays every game like it's the seventh game of the World Series.'" - Michael Farber

"We work well together. We communicate. I know where he plays and how he plays, and he's the same with me." - Jimmy Rollins