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

It's good to know you're working for someone you're familiar with, who's a friend and he has your back and you have his back also.

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.

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.

Growing old is mandatory; growing up is optional.

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.

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