Enjoy your sweat because hard work doesn't guarantee success, but without it you don't have a chance.
I'm part of history.
I just hope that as I get older, I calm down and enjoy the moment, enjoy the great gifts that God has given me.
Like everyone else, I've made a lot of mistakes in my life. The only way I know how to handle them is to learn from them and move forward.
I don't trust anyone except a very, very few people.
I've played almost 22 years in the major leagues, and I've never sat on the bench.
When I arrived in Texas in 2001, I felt an enormous amount of pressure. I felt like I had all the weight of the world on top of me, and I needed to perform, and perform at a high level every day.
What I found is that experience in the World Series made me connect more with the fans.
There are a lot of people who don't like me.
I'm grateful for every day.
There's absolutely no comparisons to me or anyone else to Willie Mays. Willie Mays, he's the greatest baseball player of all time.
I'm a terrible singer. I feel lucky to play baseball. You can't be gifted in everything.
Babe Ruth is an icon, in sports and in our society.
I like Jay Z, Journey, and Kings of Leon.
I just don't see the light. Where is the light? What am I in this for?
It's tougher when you're established. Before, I'd see 13, 14, 15 pitches that I could drive in a game. Now, I see one, two or three, so I have to be better.
This is how I define grace: you're on the main stage, and it looks like it has been rehearsed 100 times, everything goes so smoothly. That's where I get my confidence and success, from knowing that I have an edge because I know I'm prepared.
Winners live in the present tense. People who come up short are consumed with future or past. I want to be living in the now.
I had a great year and left my guts out on the field.
I love the challenge of the game. I love the work. My goal right now is to have a season next year that will make people forget about this one. I'll use things like this for motivation. I'm pumped. I'm hungry.
