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.

They were chanting my name, but I don't know why. My name is on the back of my uniform. So, it's nice to know they can read.

When I started to play consistently and produce consistently, that's when I knew that I could compete and do well in the big leagues.

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.

The overriding thing has to be a love for people. If you don't love people, you don't care if we live in a morally degrading society. Christ is about love, and that's what we want to be about as well.

God has given me a lot of ability to play the game of baseball.

I almost feel guilty. The physical toll is tremendous. Im exhausted and I only played nine innings.