One game, one pitch can change everything for a hitter. The way I like to approach it is that every at-bat is its own unique opportunity to go out there and do something really good.

Every day there is something new you are working on. It is a challenge every day and that is what makes this game so great.

I believe that everything you work at and want in life is a great challenge.

You obviously want the results but you must do your job in every at-bat and deal with what every situation dictates.

I will respect the limits of my experience but that won't stop me from trying to lead by example of my work. Being a good teammate and picking them up on and off the field is a simple goal of mine.

I have to go with the approach I had in Triple-A. I need to take a lot of those fastballs I am seeing to left field. Also must gear up for the changeup and take them up the middle.

I don't believe a player is ever a finished product.

I'm going to write a book about an intelligent woman who does stupid things when it comes to men. I'll call it, "My Memoirs.

Thin people, God bless them, God curse them, don't get it: If you're not thin, you need to be careful and conscious about when and how you suitors initially see you.

Oh, what's this in my shoe? Red carpet insole. Everywhere I go, I'm walking on red carpet.

Don't let the same dog bite you twice.

Isn't one of your first exercises in learning how to communicate to write a description of how to tie your shoelaces? The point being that it's basically impossible to use text to show that

Life wears us down. We all die here. Depending upon the way you expose yourself to energies and powers and forces will determine whether you have a lot of energy or you lose energy.

she was beautiful and seemingly quite intelligent, what with her pentameter search system. There wasn't a reason in the world not to find her appealing.

I'm not like that smart. I like, forget stuff all the time.

If you have a choice of selling shoes to ladies or giving birth to a flaming porcupine... look into that second, less painful career.

The thing I've always been most nerdy about is technology, in general.