I don't know if the record is going to happen. I don't really think about the record. There are other things I worry about.

My career is an open book, but my life is not.

But to be the best, you must face the best. And to overcome your fear, you must deal with the best.

I don't know if steroids are going to help you in baseball. I just don't believe it. I don't believe steroids can help eye-hand coordination and technically hit a baseball.

As an athlete, you only have so much time. The window only has so much time and then it closes. You have to take care of yourself the best you can.

I think of myself as 'catching' the ball with my bat and letting the pitcher supply the power.

I don't want to be a Major League coach.