If my life depended on it - if my daughter's life depended on it - I'd want Mariano Rivera closing. Wouldn't you?

I want to be known as Dominican-that's what I am, 100 percent ... I have a duty and responsibility to continue the legacy of Dominicans in baseball.

Some things are meant to be and if it was, you will know it.

Enjoy your sweat because hard work doesn't guarantee success, but without it you don't have a chance.

I don't expect people to feel sorry for me. My teammates get more upset about the criticism and booing than I do.

Looks aren't the number one thing. They have to have class, intelligence, then looks. If I was the ugliest SOB in the world it would be a lot easier.

I believe a champion wins in his mind first, then plays the game, not the other way around.