▶ "Young players need to know how to take care of themselves for life after baseball."; "Those boos really motivate me to make something happen."; "There is nothing better than walking out and hitting a home run."; "My career is an open book, but my life is not."; "I was born to hit a baseball. I can hit a baseball."; …"I think some of the pressure comes from the expectations of other people. Like if your father played baseball, they expect you to be the big lifesaver or something when you play a sport."; "I think everyone needs to be a role model, period."; "I never stop looking for things to try and make myself better."; "I like to be against the odds."; "Everyone in society should be a role model, not only for their own self-respect, but for respect from others."; "But to be the best, you must face the best. And to overcome your fear, you must deal with the best."; "Baseball is just my job."
