What motivates me more than money are God and my family.

People ask me if I believe how quickly my career has taken off. I just tell them that Jesus Christ is my strength. God has blessed me and I will continue to do my best for him. That is more important than anything I could ever do in baseball.

You know your talent. You know if you work hard, your hard work is going to pay off one day.

In my heart and mind, I know I can hit anybody. I'm always relaxed. It's hard to explain. It's like playing with my kids. It feels natural.

I believe it is my responsibility to do what I can for children and people with Down syndrome as well as in my native Dominican Republic.

I don't know why people say I'm not supposed to be doing what I'm doing. I'm just trying to do my job. I'm blessed, and I'm glad that I'm blessed.

I know I'm good when I'm hitting the ball the other way - that's Albert Pujols.