I'm not one for a lot of media attention.

It's so much easier when you've got guys on base and the whole offense is clicking.

When you get to the big leagues, you need to take potential and turn it into performance. You want to be the guy who got the most out of his ability, not the guy who never fulfilled his potential.

I'm not one for a lot of media attention.

North Dakota is a great state. Everybody is real supportive up there. I couldn't ask for a better place to call home.

I hated farm work. I always got stuck with the jobs my father and brother didn't want to do.

If you work hard, good things will happen. I will never be in a situation where if I fail I can look back and say, 'If I'd only worked harder.'