The soreness I have is expected. I have total movement.

I don't want to be too stiff, because then my hands won't be as quick.

There is only one El Hombre and that is Stan Musial.

What motivates me more than money are God and my family.

I believe it is my responsibility to do what I can for children and people with Down syndrome as well as in my native Dominican Republic.

I play to represent God, something bigger than baseball.

Baseball is simply my platform to elevate Jesus Christ, my Lord and Savior.

What I lose today I can't make up tomorrow. I have to do it today.

I don't think there's anything out there I can be afraid of.

You know your talent. You know if you work hard, your hard work is going to pay off one day.

But I'm not looking forward to trying to strike out a lot of guys

Some of my finest memories are from my time at the University of Texas. College baseball, I love it.

I've lost a little bit of my fire... I don't want to say I've lost my passion.

I was pitching on all adrenaline and challenging them. I was throwing the ball right down the heart of the plate.

When you have a chance to take the ball for the world champs, you take the ball.

Every time I toe the rubber, it's no different for me than it was in the World Series.

The tradition you have at the University of Texas is like no other.

The reality is that my stepfather was like a father to me and watching him die from a sudden heart attack was one of the hardest things I have ever gone through.

When I look back at the tapes, your first everything, your first All-Star Game, your first playoff experience, it just seems like it went by really fast.