Personally, I don't like the term 'success.' It's too arbitrary and too relative a thing. It's usually someone else's definition, not yours.

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.

Chicks who dig home runs aren't the ones who appeal to me. I think there's sexiness in infield hits because they require technique. I'd rather impress the chicks with my technique than with my brute strength. Then, every now and then, just to show I can do that, too, I might flirt a little by hitting one out.

I love baseball, but being here (in the United States), I've been able to play golf every day. I can't play in Japan because every course has caddies, and the caddies all want autographs and don't want to let me golf.

Personally, I don't like the term 'success.' It's too arbitrary and too relative a thing. It's usually someone else's definition, not yours.

The Japanese have a strong tendency to suppress their own feelings. That's the Japanese character. They kill their own emotions.

If I ever saw myself saying I'm excited going to Cleveland, I'd punch myself in the face, because I'm lying.