I don't hide my feelings, but when it comes to illness, I guess I don't panic. My father was the same way. I'm the provider for the family and the caretaker. If I panic, who is anybody going to run to?

I was such a screwup when I got to the big leagues. I was a total idiot.

Have I said dumb things? Absolutely, who hasn't? But I have never backed away from being called out on something I did or said wrong.

I tell people all the time that without the fans, I've got nothing.

I did everything I could to win every time I was handed the ball.

The money I saved during baseball was probably all gone. I'm tapped out.

Before I pitch any game, from spring training to Game 7 of the World Series, I'm scared to death.