Some days are a blessing when you wake up and you say, 'Wow, I feel good today.' Some days are like: 'Wow, I feel bad. I got no chance today.' You tape it up and you go.

Hideki Irabu had a very good curveball. Just a straight up and down, swing-and-miss curveball.

You gotta take care of yourself; you cant do anything in excess.

I'm very proud of my area around the plate. I don't want anyone messing with my dirt.

You can always look back on having a good defensive day, even if you didn't do anything offensively. You won the game and you contributed.

I try to go out and do the same thing every night. I've been taught since I was a kid that the only thing that matters is winning.

I'm always happy. I like to have fun. During the game, I don't like showing my emotions, though. I'm all about winning the game. I take a lot of responsibility for that.