If you want to be on top, you've got to have broad shoulders, because as fast as you get there, the faster they try to knock you down.

I've always played for the acceptance of my godfather (Willie Mays) and father (Bobby Bonds).

Those boos really motivate me to make something happen.

I think everyone needs to be a role model, period.

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 what you guys say, but at home, life is way different from baseball.

Sometimes I surprise my own damn self.