In baseball, you have to remain calm, cool, and collected. In football, you can let out a little anger sometimes. It was a fun game, and I liked it, but I knew in my heart I was going to play baseball.
My dad told me, 'If you're going to go out there and play baseball, or you're going to play basketball or football, work hard at it no matter what. I want you to have fun with your buddies, but you have to put in the time because this is your craft.' He didn't just want me to be good. He pushed me to that next level.
Dodger Stadium is not an antique. It's not Frank Lloyd Wright. It's a nice place to play baseball, but there are far better.
My dad, since I was growing up, has always taught me that I need to keep my mouth shut and just play baseball.
I'm a terrible singer. I feel lucky to play baseball. You can't be gifted in everything.
All I want to do is play baseball.
The more you play baseball, the less depends on your athletic ability. It's a mental war more than anything.
I wanted to play baseball ever since I was 5 years old.
I play baseball. I don't deal with trades, free agency, any of that stuff.
Actually, I wanted to play baseball. Honestly, I just think with a kid developing, playing a lot of sports, it's just kind of whatever you're good at.
