"I don't know if people know how hard it is to get a hit or how hard it is to field a ground ball. It's an easy game in principal, but to actually execute the game it's very difficult."

"If I go 500 at-bats and hit 10 home runs, then something's wrong."

"I had a gun at the back of my head. That's not something you forget."

"I hope I can always be counted on to get a hit or get a guy in-to be an even keel in the lineup."

"I love a hard-hit ball, a diving-play situation where you realize afterward there was no thinking involved. It was 100 percent reaction."

"I'm not worrying about my mechanics-and that's a fun feeling. It's nice to be confident and not worry about where my hands and feet are."

"I've always been counted out. I've always had people believing I didn't belong. I think that has made me work a little harder."

"Playing third base, you rarely have time to get into a great fielding position. It's all about reaction."

"The College World Series, that's the end-all deal as a college player. To get a chance to play in the World Series and win it, that was surreal."

"To this day, I have friends who think I'm a better basketball player. Well, I may have changed some minds."

"He absorbs what others do around him. He wants to learn. He listened to everybody and translated that into what works for him." - Jeff Kent

"He's got all the requisites to become an extremely successful player." - Vin Scully

"He's gotten huge clutch hits and has kept us where we needed to be." - Jeff Bagwell

"He's one of those guys who could hit in the heart of any batting lineup." - Brad Ausmus

"He's pretty tough." - Phil Garner

"He's really coming into his own. He's finding his groove and understanding what it takes to play here every day." - Craig Biggio

"I'm very proud of him. For me, personally, he's certainly one of our very best stories." - Mike Gillespie

"I think we probably influenced him more than he has us. I know he has bought a pair of cowboy boots and I haven't bought a surfboard yet." - Lance Berkman

"I've always known he could do it." - Adam Everett

"Morgan Ensberg is hot, has been hot, and will remain hot as long as he is true to his stated purpose of hitting mistakes instead of the pitches on the corners." - Larry Dierker

"This guy's an MVP candidate. Not just an All-Star." - Brad Lidge

"What you're seeing now is what I think is normal for him. He has the kind of power you've seen this year. Sometimes it doesn't come through until you start believing it. Morgan believes." - Gary Gaetti

"When he gets going, he can carry a team." - Jason Lane

"When you mix the dedication with the ability, you get a star. Ensberg has made it, big time. It's no accident." - Larry Dierker