Its a game, and that’s how I am going to treat it.

If I'm compared to Babe Ruth or Willie Mays, that's great. But I'm just going to go out there and be myself.

The last time I put on this uniform (Cincinnati), I think I was eight, for a father-son game.

Talk to people. Go another way. Don't kill yourself. It ain't worth it and I'm a great example. No matter how bad it seems at the time, work your way through it. Who knows how your life is going to turn out?

When (the Reds) won, we loved it because we ran into the locker room and touched all the bats and gloves and got some bubble gum and red pop. When they lost, we were upset because we didn't get the bubble gum and red pop.

Why should I stretch? Does a cheetah stretch before it chases its prey?

You lose, you smile, and you come back the next day. You win, you smile, you come back the next day.