Always follow your dreams, don't let anyone tell you that you can't be something.

I'm a terrible singer. I feel lucky to play baseball. You can't be gifted in everything.

Enjoy your sweat because hard work doesn't guarantee success, but without it you don't have a chance.

Be respectful. Treat people the way you want to be treated. Respect the lowest rank and the highest rank and you'll never get in trouble.

Fear of failure is what fuels me, keeps me on edge and sharp. I'm not as good when I'm comfortable.

I believe a champion wins in his mind first, then plays the game, not the other way around.

I want to be known as Dominican-that's what I am, 100 percent ... I have a duty and responsibility to continue the legacy of Dominicans in baseball.

There is a difference between image and reputation. Image is nice. Reputation is developed over an entire career. Reputation is what I'm searching for.

You can have fun, respect the game and also play it hard. When you have that combination, you're going to put yourself in a position to be successful.

Some things are meant to be and if it was, you will know it.

I've done a lot of special things in this game, and for none of that to be considered clutch, it's an injustice.

Only solitary men know the full joys of friendship. Others have their family

Miniskirts have become quite a fad. They're even some guys wearing them. Don't laugh, if you had thought to of that, you'd not be here now.

Think about the most important things in life and set hard boundaries to protect them.

Happiness is speechless.

Most striking at first is the appearance of sudden illumination, a manifest sign of long unconscious prior work.

I'm always surprised when I read a story that's reported from a great distance.

The first step in exceeding your customer's expectations is to know those expectations.

It's hard sometimes to not want to know what people are saying behind your back and to ignore certain things that are being written.

To be a Naturalist is better than to be a King.

Im a hoot and a half, I like to think.