Sometimes you just don't feel the same everyday, it doesn't matter what you do, but when you have people looking forward to seeing you perform for them, that puts you in the mood, and that's natural in Boston. That's why it's such a special place to play.

I swing hard all the time. That's what I've done my whole life-hit.

I'm just trying to work hard every day, trying to be a better player and one day, to be right there with them, one of those special hitters.

I know in my situation, my mind works more than everything else. I've been like that my whole career.

I'm a winner, I play to win, I want to make good things go on around me.

You don't get better as you get older in your career. It's not natural to have your best years late in your career. So I'm trying to do whatever I can to keep my body feeling good for as long as I can.

I'm not thinking home run, I just want to put a good swing on the ball. When you go looking for home runs, you get off of your swing. So you don't think of homers when you go up to the plate.