The things I was allowed to experience, the people I was able to call friends, teammates, mentors, coaches and opponents, the travel, all of it, are far more than anything I ever thought possible in my lifetime.

I'm a very routine-oriented guy.

I am much more of a geek than I am an athlete.

In baseball, I was always in control of everything until I let the ball go.

I did all the stupid things you'd expect from a 21-year-old kid with money.

Baseball is not a sport you can achieve individually.

I am human, when people write bad stuff about me it bothers me, but I know that will never end.