On the field, you come into sync with your teammates and coaches and together you achieve something that you could never do on your own.

I feel like I've always played within the rules. I would never do anything to break the rules. I believe in fair play.

Derek Jeter is one who played for such a long time, and David Ortiz in Boston is doing it right now.

I'm not squeezing the balls. That's not part of my process.

A lot of times I find that people who are blessed with the most talent don't ever develop that attitude, and the ones who aren't blessed in that way are the most competitive and have the biggest heart.

I'm a pretty good winner. I'm a terrible loser. And I rub it in pretty good when I win.

It's just part of whatever motivates guys and whatever they say. Ultimately it comes down to how well you play. What I've learned over the years, a lot of guys talk. What you need to do is go out there and play, back it up. They've been able to back it up, so that's why it works for them. Hopefully we can go out there and do our talking on the field.