Gee I don't know, I just want to get home.

Gee I don't know, I just want to get home.

For those that look at my or any other player, and say, 'Gee, I don't like the way he does this or that,' I can't have a bunch of robots, ... And I can't dictate to 53 individuals that they show their passion and love for this game in a very narrow, rigid perspective of a 51-year-old man.

Tommie Aaron taught me how to have a good attitude, to be easy going and not get uptight.

To go to hospitals and see people fight and overcome cystic fibrosis or cancer or any number of illnesses is to see courage that is humbling. And athletes constantly need to be humbled.

Playing baseball is not real life. It's a fantasy world... It's a dream come true.