26 Quotes by Bret Boone

This really gives me some closure. I went out this winter and worked as hard as I could, and it would have been easy to walk away after last year.

Last year was a very humble experience, but it's not the first time I've ever been humbled. It's a different situation than I've ever been in, but it's a game, it's life.

I don't know where my brain was. Somewhere it never was before. Well, I'm back from outer space.

From what I went through last year, what more could I appreciate than that opportunity? I'm here to come play second base, and hopefully I go out and show these guys I'm up to the challenge.

I was a part of a lot of fun things, but it was my time to move on.

I think baseball people know about my defense. If that's what's going to help my chances get back into the major leagues, then that's fine with me.

It is a tough road now. We've been calling this a poor start, but how much longer is it just the start to the season? When does the start blend into the long road of the season?

That's what I remember, being a kid, and he's got so much love right now for this game. That's how you need to be in this game. You've got to have that. And when you don't have that, you're wasting everybody's time.

Usually when I don't talk to him too much, it's a good thing.