I don' really care what people think. I don't really have to prove anything to anybody. I just have to prove stuff to my teammates.

I hang in there all the time. I'm not afraid to be taken out. I think that's the biggest thing to do-just stay in there on the double play.

I just try to see the ball and hit it. If I get a hit, I get a hit. If I get out, I get out. There's no secret about it.

Just because somebody swings one way and I swing another way doesn't mean he's better than me or I'm better than him ... Does my swing get hits? Yes.

I hope to play for the Red Sox a long time.

I put the blinders on and just work as hard as I can, and hopefully I'll just continue to be a better player.

I just show up to the yard, work hard, and play as hard as I can.