I had an opportunity with Baltimore to make it to the World Series, and that didn't happen.

I'm not afraid to swing the bat. If they elect to pitch to me, I'm going to swing. I'm not as picky as Mr. Sheffield. I'll swing at something over my head.

Kids today are looking for idols, but sometimes they look too far ... They don't have to look any farther than their home because those are the people that love you. They are the real heroes.

The ability to communicate with everybody, regardless of who are you are, is a great thing.

For some reason in Spring Training, everything just clicked. You don't try to do anything in Spring Training but get ready, but things fell into place.

This is what you work for, putting all the other crap that you hear aside. Just being able to participate in a World Series is pretty much everything. But you do want to win!

We have to have great pitching performances from our guys, and we have to take it from there.

We've got a lot of pressure going. This is for my Latin counterpart.

I don't have a no-trade clause. I figure someone is going to pick me up.

Not everybody will become a baseball star and not everybody will make the money I'm making.

I might say something in Spanish; it all depends on how I'm feeling, what the situation is.

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What obstructs the vision and is called smog in our big cities is called defining the issues in politics

I think the mystery of what's out there in the universe is just very compelling.

I think everyone probably starts out sounding like someone else, but gradually you develop your own sound.

I would rather do three or four small parts every year as opposed to some of the lower-hanging fruit that might get my name above the title.

I don't use e-mail; I phone and fax. I think people who are hunched over their computer screens all day should get a life.

In my world, even sure bets are not certain; 'Cause you'll get the picture, then find out it's the cropped version.

I'm going to be me at the end of the day. And I think my family appreciates that. They're happy for me that I'm finding out who I am, and I'm content with that.

I'm rarely in a situation where, if you have a good idea, it's not embraced. That's stupid. And I don't work with stupid people.

The waiter brought fresh-baked bread and cheese, a bottle of sparkling water for Annabeth, and a Coke with ice for me (because I’m a barbarian).