I was taught you never, ever disrespect your opponent or your teammates or your organization or your manager, and never, ever your uniform.

In baseball, there's always the next day

I didn't play the game right because I saw a reward at the end of the tunnel.

I had to prepare physically every day, and I didn't leave many scraps for the writers

Baseball wasn't easy for me.

Hit a home run - put your head down, drop the bat, run around the bases, because the name on the front is more - a lot more important than the name on the back.

A lot of people say this honor validates my career, but I didn't work hard for validation.