Always wanted to be a Major League player. Loved baseball. Followed it. Loved to play. Plus, I could always hit.

What I try to do is never to hurt anybody else and figure if I don't, then I'm not likely to get hurt myself.

I love to play this game of baseball. I love putting on the uniform.

There is no one correct way to bat, and so of course there is no one correct stance for it.

A lot of hitters stay away from the plate, some are close up, some are forward, some are back. The thing about hitting is this: You have to know the strike zone. That's the most important thing. Hit strikes and put the bat on the ball.

Get eight hours of sleep regularly. Keep your weight down, run a mile a day.

I learned to hit with a broomstick and a ball of tape and I could always get that bat on the ball.