You don't always make an out. Sometimes the pitcher gets you out.

I think about baseball when I wake up in the morning. I think about it all day and I dream about it at night. The only time I don't think about it is when I'm playing it.

I never stay away from workouts. I work hard. I've tried to take care of my body. I'll never look back and say that I could have done more. I've paid the price in practice, but I know I get the most out of my ability.

I was lucky enough to have the talent to play baseball. That's how I treated my career. I didn't think I was anybody special, anybody different.

And if I have my choice between a pennant and a triple crown, I'll take the pennant every time.

I was a lousy hitter in May doing the same things that made me a great hitter in June.