My dad (Ken Griffey) would have bopped me on the head when I was a kid if I came home bragging about what I did on the field. He only wanted to know what the team did.

As long as I have fun playing, the stats will take care of themselves.

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?

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.

I remember when I was a kid being called names, including the 'n' word. The first time that happened, it really bothered me. But most of the people I dealt with were all white. Most of my close friends were white.

My name is not 'The Best Player in Baseball.' My name is George Kenneth Griffey, Jr.

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