Major League Baseball (MLB) Teams

"Home runs are fine and dandy, but as long as you're putting up RBIs ... that's what helps your team win."

"I didn't go to school three years for nothing. It was something that was understood. Even though I went to play baseball, one day I would come back and get my degree."

"If I just go out and play, the rest will take care of itself. That's what my parents taught me. They haven't been wrong yet."

"I know people are going to be suspicious about everyone now. I know I don't have anything to hide. I've never done anything. It's just a shame it's gotten to this point."

"I'm truly blessed to be where I am and accomplish what I have."

"Sometimes, you're going to have to work hard, sometimes extra hard, and sometimes you still won't get that recognition. That's life. That's the way it is. But if you keep working, eventually you'll get the prize you're seeking."

"A guy like Howard definitely picks you up because he hits the ball out of the yard." - Charlie Manuel

"He (Ryan Howard) did some unbelievable things for our team out of this six hole [in the lineup]. I don't know where we would have been without him. He has no fear about being up in a big spot. He's going to be a special player." - Charlie Manuel

"He's got the ability to be a national figure." - Robert Tuchman

"I'm glad he's on my side." - Shane Victorino

"I'm really proud of him. He can swing that thing, can't he? He's very good. The ball inside, he's learning to attack that thing. He'll learn as he goes, and he's very good right now." - Dick Allen

"I've never seen anyone in the major leagues who is treating the game almost like an oversized kid in the Little League World Series. Ryan actually is transcending the game. People are making him out to be America's hitter, the 'Mr. Clean' of home run hitting." - Mike Schmidt

"I've never seen anyone like him. I came up with the Stargells, the Murrays and the Parkers, but this kid is in a class by himself. They could hit homers down the line, but they didn't go from line to line like this guy." - Andre Dawson

"Right at this moment in time, he might be more dangerous than Barry Bonds ever was in his prime." - Mike Schmidt

"The numbers speak for themselves. Who's close to him?" - Charlie Manuel

"There's a changing of the guard with new young stars coming into baseball, and we feel that Ryan is the face of that group." - Clay Luraschi

"What really stands out about him is his ability to drive the ball the other way. You see a lot of power hitters who are pretty much pull only, but this guy is hitting them foul pole to foul pole." - Ty Wigginton