I refuse to be molded into some stereotypical ballplayer that has no interests, really, no life, no depth, no intelligence.

I can count my friends on one hand.

I refuse to be molded into some stereotypical ballplayer that has no interests, really, no life, no depth, no intelligence.

I'm OK being the veteran, but I'm still just a kid.

I'm so secure in myself I couldn't care less what people think of me.

I think I'm aware of what goes on in my mind more than some guys, and for that reason I fight more battles.

I looked up to my father when I was 7 and 8. I believed it was my calling to be in the big leagues. I'd been raised by a family that always told me I could do anything I wanted.