I take great pride in going out there and playing through pain.

Because Jesus Christ has prepared Himself from the foundations of the world we can trust Him as one uniquely qualified through the fullness of His love for His Father and us. His love, meekness, condescension, knowledge, power, commitment to agency, and obedience combine to bring this elusive peace to all of God’s children. Our peace was purchased by the shedding of the innocent blood of God’s purest Son. Our trust in His capacity to bring us this peace can be complete because that has been part of His work and His glory from the beginning.

I want to win a World Series. I couldn't care less about MVP.

Most of my friends are people I've known since I was a kid. I don't have an entourage or anything.

Whether you have a great game or a terrible game, tomorrow's another day and you've got to come out here and compete.

As soon as baseball becomes a job, as soon as I stop caring, as soon as the smile goes away, I'll hang up my spikes and do something else.

I’m always looking to improve. And every year I want to do better than the year before.