I speak very highly of Jim Thome. Not only is he a great player, but he's a great individual.

Joe Mauer's the real deal. He is absolutely wonderful. Not only is he a great player, but he's a great human being. He's the kind of guy you'd like to see... be your son.

I always tried to watch the pitcher and his complete windup from the moment he had the ball in his glove all the way through his motion, and tried to follow it all the way out of his hand, all the way to home plate.

Lionel Messi is a wonderful player. Very skillful. Highly intelligent. He is not good in the air.

The people in the Upper Midwest were the same kind of people I grew up around in Idaho.

I do everything in a straightforward manner.