I usually don't look at at-bats where I get out. I look at my hits. I look at good swings I put on balls. Because of that good swing or good at-bat, I can see what I need to continue to work on and recreate.

Switch-hitting is one of the greatest things in the world and one of the worst things in the world.

I always lift weights very heavy and spend a lot of time in the weight room.

My goal was to go to college and come out the best player.

There's no question that I love playing in Texas. I love the fans. I love everything about Texas.

I was always a neat kid. I never wanted my hands dirty. I wasn't a dirty kid. A lot of kids like to run around. If I was rolling around the dirt, I went home and took a shower. That's just the way I was. I'm not sure. I might have been born with it.

I went to college for a reason, and that was to skip the minor leagues. I spent a year in the minors and got my at-bats in, and then I felt like I was ready for the big leagues.