You're going to fail. It's how you respond to that failure that kind of defines you as a person, as an athlete.

There's a fine line between playing through things and sitting out. I was always on the side of, 'I'm going to play through it.' It's probably good at times, bad at times, but for an athlete to always try to be there and play through things, from a teammate's perspective, it speaks volumes. Now that I look back, mentally it makes you tougher.

You get caught up in hitting home runs and seeing how far you can hit them, and your swing changes.

I think you start hitting home runs, and you start getting caught up in seeing how far you can hit them. They're fun, but you really only have to hit them a foot over the fence. They all count the same.

If I'm going to wind up playing left, I want to be the best left fielder in the game. I'll work to be that.

I never lose confidence. As soon as you lose confidence, you're done.