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

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.

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

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'!

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.

We teach our kids to be fair and things like that and if you make a mistake you apologize for it.

I can't help it if I make things look easy that some people think are difficult.

I think I owe it to the people of Seattle, and myself, to retire as a Mariner.

That's not what I want to be known as - a guy who doesn't want to play and is moody.

Everyone should live where they want.