Before I came here, I had people telling me what a tough place New York is, how other players came here and struggled. But I never let that bother me. I came here because I want to win.

I grew up with video games. My generation kind of grew up with the Nintendo and the Sega Genesis. Then, I had a Dreamcast and, finally, the PlayStation. So yeah, I've always been a big gamer.

When times get rough, keep your head up.

I've always been big. I'm never going to be an underwear model. But I am who I am, and that has its advantages and disadvantages.

It's a great feeling to have the stadium rocking and chanting my name.

I need to stay calm and just pitch my game.

I was lucky enough to watch my son hit a grand slam at sports camp, and that was great. Yes, I may miss some things, but honestly, I think I get to see more than a dad who works a daily 9 to 5.

Baseball is a game-I just go out there and enjoy it.

I guess I'm getting older. I hate to say it, but I guess I am.

I don't care much about my personal record. I just want to be able to pitch in the playoffs.

I definitely care. I'm very competitive, but I am satisfied with my delivery and that I only missed with a few pitches.

He'd turned away from a life on basic to live in the stars, or if not the stars, at least the rocks that floated free in the night sky.

The facts are near to deception!

It matters to me that I feel loved by the universe - and I do.

I am results-oriented.

If you don't like someone, don't shake their hand.

I make up my own mind in light of available facts, with my own experience and a sense of personal ethics.

Their desire was silent yet magnificent, like a thousand daisies attuning their faces toward the path of the sun.

If all ideas have to be bought, then you have an intellectually regressive system that will assure you have a highly knowledgeable elite and an ignorant mass.

Britain no longer exists. It is a trace of what it used to be.

My Muse sits forlorn She wishes she had not been born She sits in the cold No word she says is ever told.