We should have apologized back then and made sure we had a rule in place and gone forward. ... Steroids and all of that was a part of history. But it was a topic that everybody wanted to avoid. Nobody wanted to talk about it.

No matter what players say or people say, you want to be liked and appreciated, even if you've had a downfall.

What we should have done a long time ago was stand up - players, ownership, everybody - and said: 'We made a mistake.'

Being patient, feeling comfortable, taking my walks-that's part of my game.

Winning depends on where you put your priorities. It's usually best to put them over the fence.

I'm going to play my game and be who I am. I don't think anyone puts more pressure on me than I do on myself.

People ask me, "What would you be doing without baseball?" I don't know... super-sizing fries?