I believe that everything you work at and want in life is a great challenge.

Every day there is something new you are working on. It is a challenge every day and that is what makes this game so great.

You obviously want the results but you must do your job in every at-bat and deal with what every situation dictates.

I will respect the limits of my experience but that won't stop me from trying to lead by example of my work. Being a good teammate and picking them up on and off the field is a simple goal of mine.

One game, one pitch can change everything for a hitter. The way I like to approach it is that every at-bat is its own unique opportunity to go out there and do something really good.

I have to go with the approach I had in Triple-A. I need to take a lot of those fastballs I am seeing to left field. Also must gear up for the changeup and take them up the middle.

I don't believe a player is ever a finished product.

Two things that matter to me. Emotional resonance and rocket launchers.

Open your box of blessings and take out something to smile about.

America was not built on fear. America was built on courage, on imagination and an unbeatable determination to do the job at hand."-Harry S. Truman

No, everyone has great ideas, but what makes a difference, especially online, or just in life, is actually doing it; getting that first version out there.

Beauty is the ultimate defense against complexity.

Don’t aim for perfection, aim for success.

And how much better to die in all the happy period of undisillusioned youth, to go out in a blaze of light, than to have your body worn out and old and illusions shattered.

Often the true hero and heroines of my books are the houses, the places, the communities where people find a home.

Those who realise their folly are not true fools.