Negativity doesn't help me.

I showed people that it's not about guessing what people can do. It's about saying, 'Here, show me what you can do.'

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.

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

I don't try to hit the ball 500 feet. It looks good when you hit it 500 feet, but as long as it goes over the fence, it's a home run. When you swing hard, it takes a little bit of recognition away from you. The power you're trying to increase - you're not all the way through it with your vision.

I've always been my own hitting coach.

I stress a lot, sometimes.