I have five young children, and I take being a role model very seriously.

I hope by the time that I'm done in this game, I can have half the numbers Stan Musial had in his career.

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.

There is only one El Hombre and that is Stan Musial.

I don't want to be too stiff, because then my hands won't be as quick.

I thought about it a lot (losing the 2002 NLCS). It's something you have to go home and wrap it up because if you keep thinking about it, you're going to take that to Spring Training and you're not going to be able to concentrate on your work.

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.