How to hit home runs: I swing as hard as I can, and I try to swing right through the ball... The harder you grip the bat, the more you can swing it through the ball, and the farther the ball will go. I swing big, with everything I've got. I hit big or I miss big. I like to live as big as I can.

Every strike brings me closer to the next home run.

I had only one superstition. I made sure to touch all the bases when I hit a home run.

I hit an inside-the-park home run! I beat it out! Can you believe that?

If it wasn't for baseball, I'd be in either the penitentiary or the cemetery.

I only have one superstition: I make sure to touch all the bases when I hit a home run.

Each strikeout brings me closer to my next homerun.