Respect is the word I want. You have to earn it. You give, and you get it in return, that's how I see it.

I've seen that picture before. It was a two-seamer that didn't sink until it hit the upper deck somewhere.

I was always a little hesitant to accuse people of loading a bat to hit a ball farther. I was always very hesitant to approach people because I never had any evidence that I had firsthand knowledge of.

The second you think you've arrived, someone passes you. You have to always be in pursuit.

It's not easy to just say you don't want to do something any more.

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.

When I was 16 years old, my brother Frank said, 'You'd better become a catcher, because you're too big and fat to do anything else.' Well, I took his advice. It was a quick way to get to the big leagues, and I've never regretted it.