Why tone down my aggressiveness? When I do, I get in trouble.

My role is to set everything in motion.

People think I must have all these superstitions, but I don't. I use my batting gloves 'til they wear out. I broke four or five bats during the streak, and I didn't cry over any of them.

I've got numbers in my head that I'd like to keep to myself. If I get them or pass them, only I will know.

Passiveness affects everything. It affects you on the bases and on defense. It affects your thinking. I can't be passive.

If you're talented enough and play long enough, and put up numbers, you'll get to the Hall of Fame. That doesn't make you a World Series winner.

Why tone down my aggressiveness? When I do, I get in trouble.