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

The last thing you want to do is go down in the history of All-Star game competition as the only injury (his nose was broken by Roberto Hernandez) sustained during the team picture.

I've felt some great feelings on the baseball field... in front of 50,000 people and millions on TV... but the feeling you get when you give a kid a chance, that is a hundred times greater than that feeling.

By far, the best moment of my big league career was when I caught the last out at the World Series.

So many good things have happened to me in the game of baseball. When I do allow myself a chance to think about it, it's almost like a storybook career. You feel so blessed to have been able to compete this long.

Get in the game. Do the best you can. Try to make a contribution. Learn from today. Apply it to tomorrow.

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