I'm not a quitter. All my career, I went through a lot of physical adversity, injuries. It's in my nature to be a battler.

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.

It takes a lot of dedication to quit smoking, and whether you give up for good on your first try or have to give it a couple of tries - just keep swinging at it and you will succeed.

Your past injuries will come back to haunt you. Make sure you overcome them and become their worst nightmare.

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

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