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.

The chance to go to the postseason, it's hard to pass up.

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.

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

Defense is something I take pride in. I feel it's just as important as offense. They should have RBIs for defensive plays.

I want to be on that team that wins the world championship here in Chicago and sees the city go crazy.

If you write in the paper 'Lee stinks,' that's not going to affect me. I'll just laugh. And if you write 'Derrek Lee is the best player in the league,' that won't affect me either. I'll laugh.