I'm not comfortable being that outgoing guy. That's not me. I never used to talk to anybody.

I've discovered there is another life besides baseball. You have to be balanced to be a happy person.

I try to stay on an even keel. I get really fired up on occasion, but staying relaxed and under control bodes better for my game than getting out of control.

I don't feel any pressure when I'm up there at the plate. I feel it when I'm in the on-deck circle, but when I'm in the box, it's just me and the pitcher, and I get zoned in.

Obviously, success breeds more confidence. And it's pretty easy to be confident if you're getting a hit almost every time at bat.

I try not to have personal goals. Personal numbers is a mind-set. The only numbers I care about are in the win column.

If making an error doesn't make you mad, what's the point? Why put all the work in?

You're not always going to be perfect, but I always try to be.

My mother was the biggest influence on me, without question.

I'm still very critical of myself, but I've learned to deal with it. You know that every at-bat is important, but it's not life and death.

You can't change your game based on where you're playing.

Quit being so hard on yourself. We are what we are

Forget your voice, sing!Forget your feet, dance!Forget your life, live!Forget yourself and be!

In the light, we shine brightly.

We get most of our energy from complications.

Body awareness not only anchors you in the present moment, it is a doorway out of the prison that is the ego. It also strengthens the immune system and the body’s ability to heal itself.

Inspiration is an excuse for doing something you already want to do.

I'd like to have permanent time off, really. The goal is financial security and permanent time off, basically.

The renown which riches or beauty confer is fleeting and frail mental excellence is a splendid and lasting possession.

We don't necessarily always agree, but hopefully we make each other think, and that's what matters.

It is the incompetent and the neglected artist who charges the public with ignorance, stupidity, and indifference. He raves loudly, but he is incomprehensible, even inarticulate, in his work.