"He's one of the better people I know in the sport, and one of the better people I know, period. I don't think anyone, when they're talking about Grady's personality and character, is embellishing at all... He's a special person. The only person who might not tell you that is Grady. It's painful for him to talk about himself." - agent Joe Urbon

"The first time I put on my jersey, it definitely was one of those moments. I really did feel the goose bumps." - Grady

"He's the kind of player every manager wants." - Blue Jays manager John Gibbons

"Grady is what every boy in America should grow up to be." - Indians coach Derek Shelton

"I should have told the interviewers to ask about his wardrobe. Grady's 110% a metrosexual." - Jason Bay

"I didn't know what he was doing. I thought maybe he had to run to the bathroom or something, ... If I had swung and hit Grady in the face I would have had every woman in America mad at me." - Travis Hafner on Grady stealing home

"I was at the All-Star Game with him last year and I'm telling you, he did not say one word the entire time. Not one word. And it's not because he's a bad guy. He's just that quiet." - Blue Jays third baseman Troy Glaus

"You'll see me in the outfield every now and then talking to myself and moving my mouth, and there's nobody there. I'm not crazy. I just talk to myself. " - Grady

"There is a superstar player on our team, but if you walked into our clubhouse, you'd have no idea who it is." - Indians GM Mark Shapiro

"He only knew one way to play: the right way." - Grady Sizemore II (father)

"What's great is it really takes nine guys working together to win. Just to see it happen ... you take batting practice, ground balls, study the pitcher, then come together as a team.... There are one-on-one moments inside a game, but when everybody comes together and you win as a team, that's the best part." - Grady on what he loves most about baseball

"Individual attention? Oh, he just runs from that. I tell him, 'You've got to accept a little bit of that. Some of the people are genuinely happy for you. They're sincere, and you don't want to turn away from that.' He understands, but he's not really interested. He's always been that way. As a kid, whenever he was getting attention he would say, 'Why don't they write about so-and-so? He had a good game.'" - Grady Sizemore II

"I knew he was going to be a major leaguer from the time he was eight years old." - Grady Sizemore II

"I think I drive my agent crazy with the [endorsements] I turn down. I just want to go out on the field and play. I'm not comfortable in front of the camera. I don't like seeing this mug on TV." - Grady on his lack of self-promotion

"What's always driven Grady is a desire to please other people. He's always wanted the people around him to be happy, to please his teachers, his parents, his coaches, his teammates. He does it for everybody but himself." - Grady Sizemore II

"He is without a doubt one of the greatest players of our generation." - Indians GM Mark Shapiro

"I know I sound crazy. No one else in my family is like this." - Grady on his obsessive pre-game routine