The only reason I took steroids was for my health purposes. I did not take steroids to get any gain for any strength purposes.

I touched Roger's bat and held it to my heart. My bat will lie next to his. I'm damn proud of that.

I'm not here to discuss the past. I'm here to be positive...

I tell you what, I was so shocked because I didn't think the ball had enough to get out. It's an absolutely incredible feeling. I can honestly say I did it.

I'm being embraced by the public, but also baseball is being embraced.

I've been thinking about the record since I reached the fifty plateau. But you think about it and then you let it go because you can't waste many brain cells on hours thinking about it.

Some of the longest home runs I've hit, I didn't actually realize they were going that far. Everyone says, 'What does it feel like to hit the ball that far?' Actually, there's no feeling at all. I know when the ball meets the bat whether or not it's left the park. It's a nice easy thing.