I take pride in the fact that you are able to make some good contributions to the sport at certain times.

I haven't given it (achieving 3,000 hits) much thought. I was taught a certain approach, how to come to the ballpark. I try not to do too much thinking about things like that. In this society we measure success in different ways. Three thousand (hits) represents success over a career, not a season. It'll be nice to get to that point.

What keeps me going? I guess it's just a desire to keep trying to contribute and do things in life.

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

You can keep going on and on about the interactions of people, which makes it a great drama and great event ,and you'll always hold that special, but if you're looking at a baseball moment, the feeling you get when you win the World Series by far exceeds anything else in the game that you're able to do.

As long as I can compete, I won't quit. Reaching three-thousand is not the finish line as long as I can contribute.

If you really think about it, the stadium can't last forever. There is going to have to come a time when it replaces.