For me, as a Christian I will be uncomfortable because in all my teachings and all my learning, biblically, it's not right.

Christ always had a passion for whatever He was doing. That's how I try to define myself as an athlete. That's the example I try to follow.

I ate the Green Monster. It tasted pretty nasty. It was pretty painful.

I was raised in the church by my grandmother who made sure we went to Sunday School, read the Bible and went to church every Sunday. Every night we read Bible stories before we went to bed.

I wouldn't play in Minnesota unless my career was at an end and I had to go to Minnesota to play the game.

Kirby played every day. You feed off of that. When you think of Kirby, you think of motivation. Im definitely going to dedicate this year to him.

When I rely on my faith, I know God wants to reward and bless me but not because of some great act that I did but because of who He is.