I try to do things the right way.

I guess the rules aren't for everyone.

I start thinking about life after death. I've got to quit thinking about it because it's very deep. Very deep. Sometimes you start thinking about it, and you don't feel like you want to be alive, so I don't like to get all quiet.

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.

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

If I can't hit at a high level, I won't play, and I know there comes a point where my body won't be able to do that.

I just come do what I've got to do, play my game. And I don't worry if anybody likes it.