I always thought being a gamer and someone who had a sense of responsibility to the game and to my teammates was the honorable thing.

A lot of people think I had such a rosy career, but I wanted to identify that one of the things that helps you have a long career is learning how to deal with adversity, how to get past it. Once I learned how to get through that, others things didn't seem so hard.

I had a marvelous baseball career and after my baseball career, there is an abundance of opportunity out there.

We consider ourselves the luckiest fans on the face of the Earth.

I think Nick Markakis is a perennial All-Star, and nobody knows about him. I think people are learning about how good he is.

There is somebody in our lives that we could call the Energizer Bunny and we admire for those qualities.

I love baseball. The game allowed me the influence to impact kids in a positive way. This gives me a chance to talk to some social issues.