I never stay away from workouts. I work hard. I've tried to take care of my body. I'll never look back and say that I could have done more. I've paid the price in practice, but I know I get the most out of my ability.

I'm very pleased and very proud of my accomplishments, but I'm most proud of that (hitting four-hundred home runs and three-thousand hits). Not (Ted) Williams, not (Lou) Gehrig, not (Joe) DiMaggio did that. They were Cadillacs and I'm a Chevrolet.

You never know what's going to happen. Anything can happen there... and often does.

When they knock you down, you not only have to get up, but you have to make it clear that you won't be knocked down a second time.

I remember I was a scared rookie, hitting .220 after the first three months of my baseball season, and doubting my ability.

I came to love Fenway. It was a place that rejuvenated me after a road trip; the fans right on top of you, the nutty angles. And the Wall. That was my baby, the left-field wall, the Green Monster.

Anything less would not have been worthy of me. Anything more would not have been possible.