I'm very modest. I know that baseball is a very humbling game.

People only rooted for the underdog in movies, not in middle school.

I'm very confident in what I do, but I'd like to think I don't ever show any kind of cockiness or overconfidence.

Sure, finishing last has negative connotations. But finishing second-to-last or last is still losing.

Baseball is the reason I have my apartment, baseball is the reason I'm on the cover of video game. Baseball is what I do.

I just want to taste what it's like to win in New York

To me, the fun part of hitting is the thinking part. It's the game within the game.