You have to fix something when it first appears.

It's all about makeup.

Major league baseball is about the history of the game. Baseball history is so important. It's so much more than money.

I feel emptiness, and he probably won't be able to close his eyes for two or three days.

My father wasn't the best role model to me.

If all of us who love baseball and are doing our jobs, then those who get the game from us will be as proud to be a part of it as we were. And we are. This game is a gift, and I am humbled, very humbled, to accept its greatest honor.

My greatest talent is calmness and being positive. I concentrate on what you can do even in the worst of times. You don't judge by last week's errors or lost opportunity.