I love hitting-that's my favorite part of the game.

I'm not perfect. Nobody's perfect. But I love baseball and I love to play hard.

When you go to home plate with a lot of confidence, you feel that you can hit any pitch.

I don't like to play slow or softly. I like to play hard. Always.

I'm confident, but not so confident that I'm cocky.

I work hard on my defense. It's something I take pride in, but it's nothing that I want to brag about. It's part of my game.

I want to be consistent from the first day of the season to the last.

I'm not a rookie anymore-no more excuses about being young.

I have to get better, but I can't change the way I play.

I'm an immigrant myself. I'd probably support it, but I can't do much.

2004 has to be my year. No more excuses.

Remember, the security and happiness you are seeking is not in your material possessions, your degrees, or relationships. It is much closer than you think.

You cannot have a relationship with someone you can't trust.

Critics don't really affect the fact that we live in this paradise and what the meaning of that [is]. And what luck to have this!

Love's the little leaven that works the whole world glad.

I tend to be the type who is overly polite and sort of ingratiating to other people.

The camembert with its venison scent defeats the Marolles and Limbourg dull smells; It spreads its exhalation, smothering the other scents under its surprising breath abundance.

A lot of different things had to come together over the years, accumulated experiences of a general and personal nature, before the idea and the decision were developed and then carried out.

I think I bit off more than I could chew. I thought the marathon would be easier. For the level of condition that I have now... that was without a doubt the hardest physical thing I have ever done.

I was just trying to get his attention!" the man protested at the top of his lungs. "If he'da listened, I wouldn'ta had to bash him.

I always feel there is a link between music and spirituality.