The biggest thing as I have gotten older is the calmness that's come over me.

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

As a younger player, you always kind of play with that fear of failure.

I'm too busy having fun to be mean and nasty.

Unfortunately, the rumors are going to be a part of it. But that's OK. I'm probably tested more than anybody else. I'm not hiding anything. That stuff didn't help me hit home runs. I don't care what people say, nothing is going to give you that gift of hitting a baseball.

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?