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.

Life is a challenge that you need. There's things in life that are going to throw you into the ground, but if you learn how to get up, that means you are not a quitter.

Trust me, I play the game for the fans, my family and myself.

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

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

I'm the kind of a player who, if you give me something good to hit, I'm going to swing at it. Otherwise, there's nothing else you can do.

I've always been my own hitting coach.