I always try to overachieve. I feel I have something to prove every day.
The Big Hurt describes me perfectly-not as a person, but as a player. It's what I do to a baseball.
I do feel I was overshadowed by some of those guys (who took steroids) . . . I had a diminished-skills clause written in after I hit 29 home runs and drove in 92 RBIs, and I think those (steroid-aided home run hitters) are partly to blame.
I'm not cocky. But I'm very confident.
Observe Everything. Communicate Well. Draw, Draw, Draw.
I take a lot of pitches. Some guys hate to do that.
I just have to be myself, and not worry about everyone looking at me and watching.
Money doesn't motivate, but stats do.
As you get old, you live and learn.
My focus is on a ring, and giving the best individual performance I can.
My maturity level is rising. I think there are certain situations that I'm handling better than in the past.
A lot of guys are free swingers, but I'm up there looking for a specific pitch.
I always wanted to be the strongest man on the field. Most of the time, they said I was lifting too much but I didn't believe in that at all.
You just can't wake up out of bed and think you can figure out a gym. You definitely need some personal training.
I just don't feel like I'm old. I still feel like I've got a lot of years, a lot to give in this game, and I'm able to do it because I love to work.
As you get older, it gets harder to get rid of that belly but I do a lot of cardio to try to stay in shape.
I always took my workouts serious because I have a football background. I came from football, so when I got to baseball, I continued my football workouts in the offseason.
I think the body responds to more reps better than heavier weight. As long as I got those reps in three or four sets, it didn't bother me and I could come down on the weight. Teams didn't want me to do it as much, but that's just the way it is.
