It is, ... kind of a softball atmosphere out there.

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.

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 was raised in church by Christian parents and I was baptized when I was 11 years old. But I didn't really have a good understanding of what the Gospel was really all about until college.

It is, ... kind of a softball atmosphere out there.

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.

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.