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

I'm very mechanical, so if I have one thing that's going in the wrong direction when I'm hitting, it's hard for me to get a hit.

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.

Everybody goes through some tough times in their life, no matter what you do. Man, I've had my tough times.

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've always been my own hitting coach.

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