I patterned myself after Reggie Jackson. I wanted to have that same swing and hit some homeruns. When I was down in A-ball, I was trying to be Reggie Jackson and I was striking out all the time. And I was like, 'This isn't the way Reggie is doing it, so I got to change.'

My dream was to play football for the Oakland Raiders. But my mother thought I would get hurt playing football, so she chose baseball for me. I guess moms do know best.

If they're going to pay me like [Mike] Gallego, I'm going to play like Gallego.

People say I stole a lot of bases. I stole the bases for a reason. I crossed the plate.

Rickey was never motivated by stats. He was motivated by numbers. Wins, runs, steals.

You never had the opportunity to play with some of the great ballplayers, but being that close around them, and being in the same category, was a great feeling, to feel that vibe of all the best players who played the game.

In baseball you train the whole body, except for the hip and eyes.