Back then, my idol was Bugs Bunny, because I saw a cartoon of him playing ball - you know, the one where he plays every position himself with nobody else on the field but him? Now that I think of it, Bugs is still my idol. You have to love a ballplayer like that.

It's great that fans have people they can enjoy and watch play.

You can't hit without your hands.

Get an education because no one can take that away from you.

All players are their own worst critics. We are harder on ourselves than anyone else is.

People are going to make comparisons and they can do that but I'm definitely not going to compare myself to Derek Jeter.

When I go home my mother still makes me take out the garbage.