My family has loved Minnesota and that was one of the big reasons we decided to come back. For me, family decisions were a big part to coming back to the Twins.

I don't really like filling my brain with a lot of stuff.

We all make mistakes and sometimes you say things and you really don't realize what you're saying at that moment.

There's an inner feeling you get when you get in a situation to do well in a game. It's hard to explain.

You always want to get at-bats. You always want to contribute.

When do you know it's time to say, 'OK, that's it?' That is the most difficult part of any decision like that because you don't want to throw the 'R' word out there. I've mentioned it a couple times, but not in the sense that I'm doing it. That word is very fragile. We'll see.

Is my ability what it was at, say, 25 or 30 years old? Probably not, but I like to compete. I like to go out and play the game hard.