I never smile when I have a bat in my hands. That's when you've got to be serious. When I get out on the field, nothing's a joke to me. I don't feel like I should walk around with a smile on my face.

If I knew exactly what I know now and had it to do over, I'd be a switch hitter. No telling what I could have done.

Failure is a part of success.

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.

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

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 am very proud to be an American. This country has so much potential, I'd just like to see things better, or whatever, and I think it will be.