Quotes by Lastings Milledge

“He talks to me about what I need to know, ... Stuff to look out for. Just to watch out and make sure nothing goes wrong.”

“Its not important for me to just get a taste at the big league level. I want to be there for a long time.”

“Mainly, it was just a hype rumor,”

“Just having your name tossed around, its amazing,”

“Its right there. The door is right there. I can touch it. All Ive got to do is walk in.”

“That doesnt matter to me,”

“Those guys are the future. I just wanted to go out there and do good. If you can do it, it gives you that much more motivation to play in the big leagues and do well at the big-league level.”

“I thought about it every day. It got crazy at the trade deadline, thinking of all the possibilities where I could have gone. But nothings done until they call you and say, Youre traded. I feel like Im here, and as of now, Im going to stay until they make a decision.”

“The front office is pushing for you to be in the big leagues, but you have to put all that stuff aside. Were living for now and weve got to do this now. You have to work.”

“It enters my mind a lot. I have a good opportunity to play at the big-league level. But you cant determine the future. Who knows what Im going to be? You cant put a stamp or a label on what Im going to be until I actually get there.”