The mark of a good hitter is someone who hits the ball hard, often. And if you run into a few home runs, that's fine.

If you gave me a choice between being married and being a baseball player, that's a no-brainer. I would be married any day. I just love it.

I go game to game, at-bat to at-bat. That's my way.

My father always told me that to be successful at anything, whether it was baseball or tiddlywinks, you have to be willing to pay the price. You have to be willing to do more than the kid down the street if you want to be better than he is.

Its unbelievable, I cant even describe it. To be a big part of bringing the World Series the first World Series ever to Houston is just tremendous.

Theres a little more margin for error this year. Last year, it felt like we had to win every game. That wasnt a lot of fun.

I want to play every game of my career in an Astros uniform.