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

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.

Either be a good parent to your career or just give your dream up for adoption.

You would be highly surprise with how much you could achieve if you would let go of a lot of negative habits in your life and start attending to your dreams with more consistent actions.

Writing fiction is one of the greatest forms of empathy. It's not enough to simply write from the perspective of your characters...you have to feel what they feel.

I really enjoy listening to stories. I remember them and keep them in my mind.

If you want to win, you've got to change.

Here it comes. My inevitable death, ignoring me all those years when I wished for it daily, arriving only after I've decided I want to live forever.

Every gal and every boy that's born alive is either a little liberal or else a little conservative.

A well-aimed spear is worth three.

The State may justify a limitation on religious liberty by showing it is essential to accomplish an overriding governmental interest.

For myself I don't like the geisha look. It's like a mask.