The conditions were perfect. I practiced being more patient at the plate. I laid off some of the slider junk he was throwing me and I waited to get my pitch and I got it up in the air.

My mum calls Gavin Prince Charming and he's just perfect. He's laid back, patient, and he's lush. He's gorgeous and a real sweetheart. It's perfect,

Conditions in Tuscany are perfect.

I was always brought up to be patient at the plate. That's the approach I've always taken to hitting. That may be why he said that -- I take a lot of pitches. I might strike out 100 or however many times a year, but my walks to strikeouts about evens out.

I had perfect conditions for that. The lake was calm.

A lottery is the perfect tax...laid only upon the willing.