I never thought home runs were all that exciting. I still think the triple is the most exciting thing in baseball. To me, a triple is like a guy taking the ball on his 1-yard line and running 99 yards for a touchdown.

I came to the Braves on business, and I intended to see that business was good as long as I could.

Consistency is what counts; you have to be able to do things over and over again.

I don't see pitches down the middle anymore - not even in batting practice.

Making the majors is not as hard as staying there, staying interested day after day. It's like being married. The hardest part is to stay married.

The first thing baseball wants to do is make you a superstar and then say that you owe baseball something. I don't owe baseball anything. Baseball owes me.

I don't feel right unless I have a sport to play or at least a way to work up a sweat.