Dan Uggla Quotations

We started off playing out butts off. Then a couple things happen, like me trying to do too much. When a ball is deflected like that, you don't know where the runner is, and you're better off holding it.

The first couple months, I was hitting the ball hard but had some awful, awful luck. You stay positive, keep grinding out some at-bats, get a couple to fall through, get a little confidence going and keep going from there.

Any way I can produce runs and keep runs off the board for the other team, that's what I'm going to try to do.

If you let your hitting bother your defense, you are not going to be very good.

Every player feels like they can play at this level. Not every player gets an opportunity. I was fortunate to get an opportunity. Everything's kind of worked out real well.

When I start thinking in the batter's box, that's when I get into trouble.

All the stuff about who's hitting behind you and who's hitting in front of you-it plays a little bit of a part. But you can't just base your approach off that because you'll end up getting beat in the end.

If you live your life the right way, you work hard, you go about things the right way, eventually something good's going to come of it.

The only hit I've gotten off him my whole life was a bomb in college and a bomb today.

He has owned me all of my life. I've only hit two home runs off him, one in college and this one. We have played a lot of games against each other since we were 13 years old.

He gets me out every time. I consider him a good friend. He's had an up-and-down career. But he's got good stuff. I think he's going to be around a long time.

He's a great guy. I love learning from him and watching him. He brings a lot of intensity and experience to the clubhouse. I'd like to be a part of his enthusiasm.

He's owned me. The only hits I got off him were a home run in college and the home run today. He's had an up-and-down career, but he has big-league stuff. I think he's going to be around a long time.

It all started off pretty good, then a couple things happen and all the sudden ...

We let it slip away. Once again, another tough one.

You can imagine if we could fill this place even halfway up how fired up we'd be.

I've come a long way since the first day I showed up here. Anything can happen. We'll find out in a week what's going on. I feel good about everything. I feel I've had a decent spring. I've learned a lot. I still have a lot more things to do. Spring is not over yet. I'd still like to see more pitches.

I try to get extra bases on anything. That's a play I've done a few times in the past. Any time you see the third baseman going all out for the ball -- I was gone from the get-go. You had to watch him to make sure he made the throw. Once he made the throw, I just kicked it in to the highest gear I have.

It's always fun being on the road, but I have a little baby to get home to that I've only seen once.

It's something you've dreamed about for a long time and it finally happened. It's kind of surreal but I'm glad it finally did happen. Six games in I was starting to get a little worried. I was just glad it carried over. With my luck I thought it would hit the wall.

I've got good chemistry with both of them, Hanley and Robert. They are good guys. When you understand someone outside the field, that makes it easier to understand them on the field. I know how Andino plays. I know how Hanley plays, and how Amezaga plays. We all know what we like to do, so I think the chemistry is pretty good.

Honestly, if I say I didn't think about it I'd be lying. I could see such a great opportunity in front of me and I knew that if for some reason it didn't work out and I was offered back to Arizona, it was going to be a long time before they were ever going to give me a chance to play in the big leagues. That's why I was going to leave it all out on the field. ... I'm going to play even harder now that I have his opportunity.

I don't think there is a bigger thrill than having a baby.