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

They pick me [to be tested for steroids] every time. I don't know why. I don't know if it's because I'm a big guy, or what, but all I know is all they are going to find is a lot of rice and beans.

My mom, she wasn't like a baseball mother who knew everything about the game. She just wanted me to be happy with what I was doing.

This jersey that we're wearing today doesn't say Red Sox. It says Boston.

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.

I just swing hard in case I hit it -- that's it.

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