I like being close to the bats.

You never know who’s watching.

When I write a note, it sticks in my head differently.

I can't concern myself with what's going on with the club or what the media is writing. If you pay attention to those things, that's when you get yourself in trouble.

His reputation preceded him before he got here.

Baseball's still a game. I don't want it to be work. I want it to be a game.

When I gave up me, I became more. I became a captain, a leader, a better person and I came to understand that life is a team game...And you know what?...I've found most people aren't team players. They don't realize that life is the only game in town. Someone should tell them. It has made all the difference in the world to me.