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

Guessing what the pitcher is going to throw is 80% of being a successful hitter. The other 20% is just execution.

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.

Failure will never stand int he way of success if you learn from it.

The triple is the most exciting play in baseball. Home runs win a lot of games, but I never understood why fans are so obsessed with them.

Last year, I was sort of a kid and I was a little scared, I ain't scared any more.

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.