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.

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.

What I don't want to do is just play for the sake of playing.

I'm the same guy I've always been. I'm the same guy now as when I was hitting 50 home runs. I don't change.

My parents always told me to stay away from trouble. When I moved away from them at a young age, I was fine because they taught me how to do everything right.

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

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