He had to have been a lonely guy. He gave up his whole life for his career, ... When he was on the road all of the time, he didn't have any family or friends around, so that, for him, became vodka.

I don’t think of my life as a career. I do stuff. I respond to stuff. That’s not a career — it’s a life!

Most teams have one All-Star, whether that guy made it this year or earlier in his career, and some teams have two All-Stars. What they're showing is that a group of five guys that play together and play hard will always beat a team with two All-Stars and three average players.

Why join the navy if you can be a pirate?

I played with the guy his entire career, ... and it's sad to see him move on.

This injury is dictating the end of my career, whether that's this year, next year or whatever, ... I was able to rehab it and I want to find out if I can still play. Then when I retire I won't have to look back and think I could have had another year or two. I like playing the game, so if it means working hard and getting back in shape to play one more year, I think it's worth it. I know it's worth it.