I just have to prove to myself, I don't have to prove to fans.

I love taking hits away from guys and seeing their reaction.

Every year I try to make adjustments and learn.

You play for the team, you don't play for the fans.

I know what my job is. I know what I've got to do. I've got to keep getting better.

My dad taught me how to play. He was a great amateur player in Curacao.

My focus is to stay up the middle. If I'm a little early I'll hit it to left, if I'm a little late, I'll hit it to right.

Injuries are injuries, everybody has them. You play with it. I don't make excuses.

People think the leadoff spot is a big deal. I tell people you're going to lead off the first inning, and after that, you can be a No. 4 hitter or No. 3 hitter.

I just go out there and try to help my teammates any way I can. They are on me a lot to be in the lineup and do stuff for the team, but sometimes it's just...frustrating.

I want to be more consistent. I wanna get hits. I wanna get my average back up where people think I can hit.

There is a power in nature that man has ignored. And the result has been heartache and pain.

When I've finally got the title, I think, "Okay, yes, now I know where we are. Now I know what it is. Fine, that must be finished or nearly finished.

When you come right down to it, I guess I really am pretty bland.

We must make a journey around the world to see if a back door has perhaps been left open.

There is hardly any personal defect... which an agreeable manner might not gradually reconcile one to.

With the sincere devotion of our employees, Samsung has achieved stellar performances since its foundation.

The thought of death deceives us; for it causes us to neglect to live.

We don't have a lot of Sikhs in France. We've got some. But we don't really hear much from them or about them. Which is good news.

The path of things is silent. Will they suffer a speaker to go with them?

Act as if everything you desire is already here...treat yourself as if you already are what you'd like to become.