Garrett Atkins Quotations

Obviously, it's different than what I'm used to. It's a little bit compared to probably most major-league clubhouses. It's nice to see that we're drawing a little bit of attention. You got to start somewhere.

I get the fantasy league comment a couple of times a series ... that's pretty cool. They might be rooting for the other team, but if I do well it helps them out. It's kind of cool.

Home runs usually come in bunches for me. If I'm feeling good and I'm on time, I can drive the ball even more.

My parents were big supporters of me going to college. It was the right thing for me to do. But it was the toughest decision I had to make.

You never know how your skills are going to play out at the next level. But I knew I had a lot of doubles and I was capable of driving the ball into gaps.

I love Denver. There's not a better place to hit, better place to play. I'm a West Coast guy, so I like playing in the NL West.

I am a big guy and happen to play a position that requires you to be relatively quick. I can't let up now. I have to work every day to be better next year.

Every at-bat, I try to hit the ball. I don't like to strike out. I put the ball in play a lot, so I'll take the hits as they come.

We all played together coming up. We all know each other, and it's a real good clubhouse. I'd like to think that will translate to the field.

You hit first or second, you know they're going to come at you because they don't want anybody on base when he comes up. If he comes up with runners on base, they want to pitch around him and go after Holliday or myself. Having him in there changes the whole dynamic of the team.