I had a dream. And I made that dream come true.

August in Kansas City is hotter than two rats f**king in a sock.

I had a dream. And I made that dream come true.

I've always prided myself in not reveling in past accomplishments and focusing on future achievement, instead. That's been my career motto.

I'm not a big guy and hopefully kids could look at me and see that I'm not muscular and not physically imposing, that I'm just a regular guy. So if somebody with a regular body can get into the record books, kids can look at that. That would make me happy.

When I look at the records and see where my place in the history of the game (in Japan with Orix) might be, I guess you could say it was a good decision to come here. It's not just me. Maybe I'll have an effect on others in the international part of the game.

As professionals we have a responsibility of providing a good show for the fans. Getting hits and home runs is what they want to see.