Nobody is going to dictate our freedom.
I just come do what I've got to do, play my game. And I don't worry if anybody likes it.
I just swing hard in case I hit it -- that's it.
I don't try to hit the ball 500 feet. It looks good when you hit it 500 feet, but as long as it goes over the fence, it's a home run. When you swing hard, it takes a little bit of recognition away from you. The power you're trying to increase - you're not all the way through it with your vision.
I'm just trying to work hard every day, trying to be a better player and one day, to be right there with them, one of those special hitters.
Whatever country you go to, you need to definitely follow the rules. So I believe it's very important for people, wherever they go, any immigrant should know or should try to learn something about the culture.
I know in my situation, my mind works more than everything else. I've been like that my whole career.
You don't get better as you get older in your career. It's not natural to have your best years late in your career. So I'm trying to do whatever I can to keep my body feeling good for as long as I can.
I try to do things the right way.
My whole career, my swing has always been the most important thing to me. Even when I'm taking a shower, I work on my swing.
Through the years I've been getting better and better and better, and it's what you learn though the seasons.
I'm the same guy I've always been. I'm the same guy now as when I was hitting 50 home runs. I don't change.
My parents always told me to stay away from trouble. When I moved away from them at a young age, I was fine because they taught me how to do everything right.
Sometimes when you're fighting, fighting, fighting, the mind needs some time off and you regroup and get back to normal.
Everybody goes through some tough times in their life, no matter what you do. Man, I've had my tough times.
I stress a lot, sometimes.
I'm the kind of a player who, if you give me something good to hit, I'm going to swing at it. Otherwise, there's nothing else you can do.
I start thinking about life after death. I've got to quit thinking about it because it's very deep. Very deep. Sometimes you start thinking about it, and you don't feel like you want to be alive, so I don't like to get all quiet.
I'm a guy that people look at me not only as a guy that hit the ball.
I'm an easy person to get along with. Even when I struggle, I have the same attitude.
I'm very mechanical, so if I have one thing that's going in the wrong direction when I'm hitting, it's hard for me to get a hit.
My teammates are the best.
I try to be as quiet as I can at the plate, but still aggressive.
Some people think I'm mean, until they get to know me.
You can't say that being a fan is more serious, because players are trying to do better in order to get paid better.
