I wasn't playing mind games with anybody, I just said what I said. I am responsible for it, but I wish everybody would fall asleep for that one and let me go out there and do my thing.

Before, if I wasn't in baseball, I wanted to become a doctor.

My brother never got an opportunity to throw a pitch, and I didn't want the same thing to happen to another young kid.

Some other things I don't miss: the media and the pressure of just being asked to do, and being asked questions every day.

Every time I feel mad or something, I run somewhere. It gets my frustrations away. I run and run and run.

All I can say is, I will put my heart and soul into helping the Red Sox win.

I like the challenge. I do not like the attention.