My parents always felt if I worked hard enough I could make any dream come true.

The one thing I always said to myself was that when baseball started to feel more like a job, it would be time to move forward.

So many people are insanely busy nowadays, and it's easy to say, 'Ah, I'll workout tomorrow.' But you have to set aside a time and stick to that schedule.

A lot of teams, I think, are just happy to make the post-season. Here, you have to win.

Your image isn't your character. Character is what you are as a person.

If you're going to play at all, you're out to win. Baseball, board games, playing Jeopardy, I hate to lose.

When it was time for parent-teacher conferences, I remember that I was always embarrassed about what my parents would hear about me!