Jan 24, 2009 5:34 PM EST

Phillies' second baseman Chase Utley doesn't know when he'll be able to play again after having hip surgery but says that he'll listen to his body.

"It's not trying to find a way -- it's listening to my body," said Utley.

"Right now, we are listening, and it's responding well. If that continues to happen, then I don't see why I won't be ready for Opening Day. But if there are some setbacks -- which could be a possibility -- I'm not going to be dumb about it. I'm not going to move through that. I'm going to listen to my body, and when it's ready, it will be ready. Hopefully, that will be Opening Day."

Via MLB.com