If my mother put on a helmet and shoulder pads and a uniform that wasn't the same as the one I was wearing, I'd run over her if she was in my way. And I love my mother.

It is better to give a lick than receive one.

It's all about the attitude, gut, heart and determination to go out and give 120% every time to try and help the team win.

I wanted to stay close enough so mom could see me play - where I could go home if I needed to.

The only thing I would change is during the summer - when I was working my summer job, if I was smart, I would have taken flying lessons at Auburn.

I struck out with two men on base. I was so angry, so frustrated, I turned and without even thinking about it, snapped my bat over my thigh. The bat split right in half. Afterward, reporters asked me if it was the first time I'd ever broken a bat over my thigh. "I broke an aluminum bat over my knee in college," I said. (I was just kidding).

Don't sell yourself short because without that you can't go far in life because after sports the only thing you know is sports and you can't do anything else with that.