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"It's like he was born to play this game" -Mark Wohlers on Chipper
"I sometimes think that my first name is 'Chipper's' and my last name's 'dad" -Larry, Sr.
"I've never been happier.I got the greatest job in the world and I think one of the greatest lives" -Chipper reflecting on his life
"Having been born in this organization and grown up in this organization, this is the only organization I know.I would certainly love nothing more than to start my career here and finish here.It's all about where you're the happiest, and I'm happiest here" -Chipper talking about the Braves organization and why he choose to stay in Atlanta
"We have a young man here who has established himself as one of the real cornerstone players of this franchise of all time'' -Braves GM John Schuerholz on Chipper
"He'll be an all-star forever" -Bobby Cox on Chipper
"He learns from his previous at-bat. He keeps that book in his mind how that particular guy pitches to him. The mental side of the game, he's already learned" -Teammate Brian Jordan on Chipper
"He's got the potential to be one of those upper-echelon, top-five-or-10 players from a certain decade or era. If he continues to stay healthy and get better every year like he has, he'll definitely be the class of his era of ballplayers. No question" -Tom Glavine on Chipper's potential
"The sky's the limit for a kid who's a switch-hitter with power and a stroke like he has" -Dante Bichette on Chipper's potential
"I decided to spread the curse of Larry Wayne. But we liked ‘Trey' for third. My dad is the most influential person in my life and I wanted to honor him, too" -Chipper on why he named his son Larry Wayne Jones III
"I had signed a letter of intent to go to the University of Miami. I was going to major in communications, hopefully do something in broadcast or radio. If I wasn't playing baseball, I would probably be not that far away from (the game) because you can't take it out of your system once it gets in there and you get addicted. If I wasn't physically able to play it, I would want to maybe have Skip Caray's job" -Chipper on what he would do if he wasn't playing baseball
"He's a big boy. He was nine pounds, 14 ounces ... 21 inches.I saw him and I said, ‘Holy smoke. He's bigger than the fish hangin' on my wall' " -Chipper talking about how big Trey is
"I'm ecstatic.To be starting in an All-Star game here in my home park before the hometown fans, it doesn't get any better than that. It's a time when the player and the fans can express appreciation for each other. I know a lot of people in this town have been waiting a long time to host an All-Star game and to have at least one guy in the starting lineup -- and for that to be me -- is really special" -Chipper on being selected as a starter in the 2000 All-Star game played in Atlanta
"It feels like I'm playing left field because it's so much farther away than third base. And, I forgot how much stuff you've got to worry about playing shortstop. I'll get used to it again. I'll retrain myself. Of course, right when I get used to it again, I'll get sent back to third'' -Chipper on playing SS for the first time in 3 years (00')
"Thank you for not letting me forget my real name" -Chipper responding to chants of "Lar-ry, Lar-ry" from Mets fans as he picked up his MVP award.
"We treated it just like a playoff series...we're not going to let anybody slip in the back door via the Atlanta Braves. You've got to protect the integrity of baseball" -Chipper Jones on the '99 season-ending series against the Mets
"I got a lot of high-fives in the tunnel.They can fine me if they want to, but I was getting the hell out of there" -Chipper Jones after ducking into the Giants dugout to escape lightening that halted the game on for 34 minutes. (99')
"It means a lot, the population has the power to pick the starting lineup and the majority of the population feels I'm the best third baseman in the National League. That's a great honor. I'm flattered" -Chipper on being a starter in the All-Star Game
"It's like being up in front of 50,000 people, naked" -Chipper when asked if he was nervous during the home run derby
"It certainly gets a little old" -Chipper after losing the 1998 NLCS
"When I saw him from the other side [with Colorado], I thought he was a good power hitter -- not 35-40 [homers], but 25-30. Now, I see this guy's bigger. He doesn't look as big from the other side. But when I saw him in the locker room in Orlando, I said, 'Damn, Chipper, you're bigger than I thought.' He's a tall guy, a big guy" -Andres Galarraga on Chipper's size
"There's a changing of the guard going on around here. There's no question about that" -Tom Glavine on Jones' new leadership role
"Do I go out and put a big 'C' on my shoulder and call myself captain of this club? No, I would never do that. But I think my going out there every day for 160 games and having the pressure of hitting third in the lineup and playing third base, driving in or scoring runs like I do on offense, some of that responsibility is going to fall on my shoulders" -Chipper on his new leadership role
"(A slump) can last anywhere for three or four games to 10 days to two weeks. I went through one at the beginning of last season when I couldn't hit water if I fell out of a boat" -Chipper on slumps
"I don't think people realize how many ice bags are used in here and how many Ace bandages are just holding body parts on" -Chipper on injuries
"It's frustrating, but that's baseball. It's not played on paper. It's not played inside TV sets" -Chipper on the frustration of losing to the Florida Marlins
"We're thrilled to death with Chipper Jones right now. It's worked out. He's something special" -Bobby Cox on Chipper as the #1 draft pick in 1990 instead of Todd Van Poppel
"I can honestly say, if I'd have gotten up, we'd have won that ballgame. I was so focused on that at-bat, and so ready for that at-bat. I wasn't the least bit concerned that I was going to be the last out of the World Series. I could've re-wrote history with that one at-bat. And how many chances do you get? "To be honest, I haven't been up in a do-or-die situation that could've compared to that. That's the moment that you dream of your whole life. I was one pitch away from being two outs, top of the ninth inning, Game 6 of the World Series, bases loaded, down a run. That's what you go out in the backyard for your whole life and you're thinking about, 'How sweet would it be to get a base hit?' And every time in that backyard, I got a base hit to win the game. Every single time" -Chipper on waiting on deck in Game 6 of the World Series against the New York Yankees
"Van Poppel was one of those guys that comes along every so often that you just can’t pass on.I by no means thought I was the best player in the draft that year. It just was a matter of a certain team looking for a certain type of player. I think if Van Poppel had said, ‘O.K., I’ll sign with you,’ I probably would have been the fifth or sixth pick. It was fate, I guess" -Chipper on being the # 1 draft pick
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