I don't really look at myself as a power hitter. I look at myself as someone who drives the ball to the gaps, hits line drives.

We won't let history define our future. Our actions will do the talking. Our determination will turn doubters into believers.

The good thing about this game? There's always tomorrow.

We focus on what we do right, we learn from what we did wrong, we move onto the next day that's what prepares us, that's what makes us strong?

One of the reasons I appreciate being in a Pirates uniform is the greats who have worn it in the past. There was Bill Mazeroski hitting the walk-off home run to win the World Series. There was Roberto Clemente wearing the number 21. There was Pops: Willie Stargell. There was Dave Parker: Cobra.

Honestly, I don't think I'm doing anything any different right now. You swing, and the ball finds a hole. That's it. That's the game of baseball.

Life doesn't always go the way you planned it to go. Sometimes you have detours you have to take.