You just get better with age. You learn yourself and the league. I'm starting to understand more about hitting every year.

If they watch me play, people will say I'm not into it or whatever. That's okay. I kind of like it. People don't know how much work I'm putting into it. They don't need to know.

It's not like I'm an introvert. You get to know me, I can have a conversation with you. But in front of the media, I'm probably more of a quiet guy.

As a first baseman, hitting home runs is what's expected of me. But I don't really try to hit home runs.

You just get better with age. You learn yourself and the league. I'm starting to understand more about hitting every year.

I miss basketball every now and then.

I felt I was good in basketball but I wasn't a blue-chip prospect.