As a member of a competitive team, you want to make sure you have yourself ready to play. You don't control anything but what you do.

I can understand the fact you don't want the ball slipping out of a pitcher's hand because someone can get hurt.

If I intimidate people, that's not my intention.

There will be a time when everyone on the team is going to contribute to winning a pennant.

People are proud of their players.

I don't have a great deal of stress job-wise in my life, and that feels good.

I played for 18 years, but the only thing that meant anything to me was the World Series.