Its a game, and that’s how I am going to treat it.

I'm thankful for not ever taking anything illegal.

I enjoy every bit of baseball I can get.

I’m thankful for not ever taking anything illegal.

I doubt that I will get involved with politics. That’s something I don’t have in me.

All my life in professional baseball, people said 'He could be better.

The last time I put on this uniform (Cincinnati), I think I was eight, for a father-son game.

I may not hit 50, 40 or 30 home runs, but I can do the little things like moving runners over that don't show up in the box score.

Hard work doesn't start during the game. Hard work starts the night before.

I'm lucky. I got a chance to play major-league baseball.

If I can get on base once or twice a game, steal a bag, do something, then I'm happy.

I know if I do something wrong, it's going to be all over the news.

A franchise player, to me, is a guy like Kirby Puckett, Cal Ripken, a guy who's been in one organization through their entire career.

I came up as a number 2 hitter. My first year I hit 16 homers, and I was like, Whoa, I'm rollin'!

You can't sensationalize a story that is a heartfelt story.

I go out there every day, take early batting practice, fly balls.

There's certain people that you owe it to, for the things they've done for you.

I never want to be satisfied.

That's the best thing about playing defense. I get to see somebody else but myself get mad.