You can't hit without your hands.

Back then, my idol was Bugs Bunny, because I saw a cartoon of him playing ball - you know, the one where he plays every position himself with nobody else on the field but him? Now that I think of it, Bugs is still my idol. You have to love a ballplayer like that.

Get an education because no one can take that away from you.

I love the game of baseball.

All players are their own worst critics. We are harder on ourselves than anyone else is.

One of my superstitions is I'm not allowed to talk about them.

People are going to make comparisons and they can do that but I'm definitely not going to compare myself to Derek Jeter.

People expect you to play your best, so I go through a routine to prepare myself so that I know I'm physically and mentally ready - prepared for the game.