For me, I tend to sit back sometimes and just count my blessings because of how long I've played.

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.

The first time I picked up a bat in a professional game, I hit a ball hard left-handed, and my first home run was so effortless, it surprised me.

You don't get old being stupid.

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.

You fool around with different pitches playing catch, but it's not the same when you've got to face some guy with a bat in his hand.

You know, the other day I gave all of my old Angels gear to Goodwill...and Goodwill gave it back.