Baseball is a game of the soul.

I had the opportunity to go with some other teams. But I didn't consider those teams to be contenders, and I was right.

I doubt that I will get involved with politics. That's something I don't have in me.

Because I want to have my arm in good shape, I need to have my legs in good shape. Without a leg, there is no arm.

I understand business and understand the ugly face of baseball, which is the business part of baseball.

I just try to do what I have to do and let the people out there do what they have to do, which is have fun, scream, yell and jump around. I try to do what I have to do, which is play baseball, and I can only play in that piece of area there, so that's what I try to do.

If I wanted to pitch that bad, I probably would. But I don't think I'm in that stage.