A first-place team? You're always excited to become a part of that.

If you can stay back, you can wait an extra split-second longer, and then you become more relaxed, and that's when you gain confidence.

I'm always alright, as long as I've got [a bat].

I love Minnesota, and I'd love to play my whole career here.

You've got to hit 30 before you hit 40.

I don't really set personal goals for home runs or anything like that. However many I hit, I hit. If I'm making consistent contact and hitting the ball hard, then I will hit home runs.

I believe I'm a middle-of-the-order hitter capable of driving in runs. If I stay healthy, I'll get back to that level.

The definition of brilliance is redoing failures different each time and expecting successful results.

You worry too much." "Because you worry not enough.

Long only for what you have.

I'm sure that the standard of public morality we've helped build will force government in Canada to approve complete health insurance.

I never think Im going to make a double play in the outfield. But I did it.

If something happens to your son, your thoughts about not having him in your life is what your terror is. It's not about his life.

Great men's errors are to be venerated as more fruitful than little men's truths.

Do you feel it's right for the England Captain to avoid his media duties?

I will have faith that, though I might not understand why adversity happens, by my conscious choice I can find strength, compassion, and grace through my trials.

[ If I wasn't making music ] I'd probably end up going to school, I never went to school. Or just give up and get my plumber's ticket and move back to Edmonton and become an alcoholic.