I'm not the No. 1 starter. I'm not the guy that's going to carry the staff for four months out of the season, but I can contribute in a lot of ways. And to me I'm very proud of that.

Everyone is entitled to their own opinions, which people don't seem to be shy about expressing.

I came to realize in my late 20s that my velocity is not going to grow so I had to learn to utilize what I had.

If you're a doctor or a lawyer or teacher, if you only get three things right out of 10, you're considered a failure.

I probably didn't put forth the effort I should have put forth, didn't realize the value of education until I went to college.

I've kind of looked at my whole career as a spring training invite.

Learning how to work and learning how to fail is important.