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" My mom, she wasn't like a baseball mother who knew everything about the game. She just wanted me to be happy with what I was doing. "

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" I try to do things the right way. "

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" I'm a guy that people look at me not only as a guy that hit the ball. "

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" I'm the kind of a player who, if you give me something good to hit, I'm going to swing at it. Otherwise, there's nothing else you can do. "

" I'm the kind of guy that I never forget my teammates. "

" If I can't hit at a high level, I won't play, and I know there comes a point where my body won't be able to do that. "

" My teammates are the best. "

" I just want to play baseball. "

" You just have to go as far as you can go. Everyone works his way up. "