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There were a lot of players who worked just as hard as I did, and if you didn't, you didn't stay in the big leagues.

I thought I was a pretty good shortstop, but I also wanted to play in the major leagues.

I'm in the major league now.

I always tried so hard to fit in, and then I figured out that I didn't want to fit.

Sooner or later you learn that you belong in the big leagues, and that makes you calm down.

I feel as though I've proved myself these last five years that I can be one of the top players in the league.

If I would take a job with a professional league, I need to be ready.

This is the thing you dream about when you're a kid, even before getting into the league.