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

I hate the word 'potential'-potential means you haven't gotten it done.

Why do people sing Take Me Out to The Ballgame when they're already there?

With what has occurred in my life, the baseball field is where I feel most comfortable. That's what I feel I was born to do and it's what I do best.

There is a difference between image and reputation. Image is nice. Reputation is developed over an entire career. Reputation is what I'm searching for.

I'm not impulsive at all - except about buying clothes. That's my biggest weakness.