I'm at the point in my career where to be a winner is more important than any individual things.

Individual statistics, plate time and everything tend to come, but the most enjoyment I get out of baseball is actually winning.

I used to lead off when I was a rookie. I've always been able to bunt.

The toughest thing in hitting shouldn't be deciding when to swing. It is, for me, deciding when not to swing. You should be swinging from the time you get into the batter's box until something says don't swing.

There are certain things I can't do, certain pitches I can't hit. You stay away from them. You try to wait for pitches you can hit. The bat speed isn't what it used to be. You make up for it by using your head, working counts, getting ahead in counts and getting pitches to hit and hitting them hard.

You don't get old being stupid.

I've been on teams that lost a hundred games in a season. I've been on teams that had a shot to make the playoffs and fizzled out at the end.