You always dream about being on a baseball card. It's kind of funny when you finally see it.

Therapy can be a good thing; it can be therapeutic.

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.

Be respectful. Treat people the way you want to be treated. Respect the lowest rank and the highest rank and you'll never get in trouble.

Playing the game was the easy part. The real work was in the preparation.

I do my best hitting when I'm walking. That means I'm relaxed and my pitch recognition is a lot better.

I want to be known as a good major-leaguer, and good major-leaguers work to become good.