I'm focussing on what I haven't attained, not what I have. A lot has come to me early. I don't want to get consumed with that. Winners live in the present tense. People who come up short are consumed with future or past. I want to be living in the now. My goal is to play one full game in the now, but I haven't even gotten past the first inning yet. I start thinking about where my mom is or if my dogs have been fed. The average human has 2,000 thoughts a day. The really accomplished have 1,500 because you can focus longer. I need to learn how to focus longer.

I've learned in my career, it is much better to be recognized for all the great things you do on the field.

No player should have to go through what I have been dealing with, and I am exhausting all options to ensure not only that I get justice, but that players' contracts and rights are protected through the next round of bargaining.

Always follow your dreams, don't let anyone tell you that you can't be something.

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

I want to be the best, and the best work. You have to earn what you get, and you have to work to keep it.

Leadership is a role you have to earn in order to be effective.