Life is so fast. And I still remember when I came up to the big leagues and played as if it were yesterday. Time flies.
I've really enjoyed playing this game. It's a game that I try my best to enjoy to the fullest. Without pressure. Relaxed. And that helps me when I play.
More than anything, you have to respect the game and do things the right way.
It's the same game. It's baseball. National League, American League. It's baseball. I just come here and try to do my thing. Do my work and help the team to win.
I was afraid if I started to hit home runs, my average would drop.
I just try to do my best every at-bat. That's what I plan to do.
We want to win and make a push.
That's where my focus is all the time, trying to get on base.
It's tough to lose every day.
It's hard for a shortstop to play with a guy you don't know in the middle of the season. If you know a guy early in spring training, you're working with them.
I don't want to be jumping from team to team.
I want to finish my career in Cleveland. They gave me the opportunity to play in the big leagues.
Some years you have good years, some years you don't.
I don't spend the whole off-season in Venezuela. I spend a couple of weeks in Cleveland, go to Florida, take my son to Disney World. But I still have my home, and my whole family lives in Venezuela.
I just work every day.
I feel like I want to be an Indian all my career.
When you make the playoffs, it's like you've done your job for the team. I've got that moment in my mind all the time, and I want to be there again.
It makes you feel good that another team wants you, but I play with my heart.
Only facing right-handers and not left-handers is hard for me.
You're not going to put up good numbers every year.
