You have to believe in yourself every day.

Why tone down my aggressiveness? When I do, I get in trouble.

You are recognized by your bat. If you are the best hitting shortstop out there, that's how you win a Gold Glove. That's the way it is. It shouldn't be-it's a defensive award.

No, I'm not the prototypical leadoff man. I'm not the prototypical anything. I just try to be the prototypical Jimmy Rollins.

Hustle is just playing the game right.

For me personally it doesn't matter who is the manager, I'm going to go out there and play for the manager, and play for this uniform as a team.

Even when I'm nervous, I think I'm able to turn that nervous energy into strength.

Physical ability only goes so far. You have to work hard the rest of the way.

My role is to set everything in motion.

I planned on being successful ever since I was young. To me, this is nothing to be surprised about.

Passiveness affects everything. It affects you on the bases and on defense. It affects your thinking. I can't be passive.

I look back to where my life had been. It's always risky to think of letting go. That's why this is the perfect ending. Nothing left to reconcile.

That particular odyssey is now over. My mind is now at rest.

Unless you're God, you are never too "big" to be a fan.

I was always in bands before, but on 'American Idol,' it was about getting my voice out there. It was always my goal, though, to get a band together again.

Health begets Spirit.

Don't let the sadness from the past and fear of the future ruin the happiness of the present.

I was increasingly compelled to see the war as an enemy of the poor and to attack it as such.

I had done a little bit one other time. This character [in Jack Reacher] is a psychopath, but I had been hired by Carlton Cuse and Randall Wallace.

When heroes fall from the sky, many more will learn to fly.

Even if you have $20,000 to buy an item, you still try to get a good price at antique stores. I collect furniture, rugs, paintings, frames. It's my hobby to go around to shops and markets.