I'm older, and I'm better. I'm not old, but I'm older and wiser.

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

My mother made sure we stayed involved in the church and the things of God. My relationship with Christ came about through that and the influences of my mother and grandmother helped my faith to grow.

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.

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.

I want to hit the ball and I want to get at-bats. The results really dont matter to me.

With faith, I know that everything will be taken care of. Even the difficult times become learning experiences to help make my faith stronger.