I don't play to prove people right or wrong. I just want to win.

You can never pat yourself on the back during the season. Then you get complacent, stop working and let yourself slide.

I have three beautiful children and a World Series ring. That's all I need.

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.

My greatest memories as a kid were playing sports with my dad and watching sports with my dad.

Christ doesn't keep score. It's not about what you do here. It's about the person you are. It's about your faith. That's one thing that I'd like for young kids or anybody to know.

I'm half-Italian and my name is Portuguese. Michael Young is half-Mexican. There are players from the United States that have heritage elsewhere and it's a great thing to have a world cup to celebrate the whole world. It shows the world that baseball is important and how great the game is.