I just want to play baseball.

You just have to go as far as you can go. Everyone works his way up.

The fans know that I don't give at-bats away.

Whatever country you go to, you need to definitely follow the rules. So I believe it's very important for people, wherever they go, any immigrant should know or should try to learn something about the culture.

Through the years I've been getting better and better and better, and it's what you learn though the seasons.

A lot of people write books not at the end of their career. Why you gotta wait until then? When you're momentum's going, that's when people really want to get to know about you.

I try to be as quiet as I can at the plate, but still aggressive.