“[Mark] Teixeira and [Hank] Blalock are power hitters. I'm not on their level. I'm a line-drive hitter who steals bases. Manny [Ramirez], David Ortiz, Alex [Rodriguez], those guys are power hitters.”
“Stats don't mean a lot to me. What means a lot is being available to play every day. I like to play the game and that's what I think about. I love the game and I don't want to lose that.”
“Look, I know that there are people who are racist, but what surprised me was that he was so open about it. I know there is racism out there, but many people don't express it like that.”
“My agent told me there were a couple of teams interested. I said I don't want to worry about it. I said if it happens, call me. But don't tell me who the teams are. Don't say anything about it until it happens.”
“This is the first day that I didn't feel good, but it's good to get everybody together today. That's the most important thing. Tomorrow, I hope to feel better and better.”
