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If I lose the ball, I lose it trying to do the right thing. That's the way it is.

When you lose the ability to step up and hit the ball as hard and as far as you want, that also affects your ability to will the ball to go where you want it to go, if you know what I mean.

It must be nice for today's hitters when you don't have to worry about being thrown at. It's a whole different deal. When I played, getting knocked down was an accepted part of the game.

So it must be my mental, because sometimes when I start on the tee, I still worry about whether my ball is going to hit right or left.

If you're free of mechanical thoughts and free of knowing that your body and bat are going to be in the right position at the right time, you can freely focus on the ball. It's a great feeling.

It's fun when the ball is going in the hole and things are going right, but it's a miserable game when things aren't going well.

Your reaction when you lose control in a situation is to try and hang on tighter.

Because I'm fairly big, I like to use my body. So I'll control the ball, even when there's a player on me, and then I'll pass.

I could always hit the ball really far, but you don't need to be strong to do that.

In a sportsperson's life, pressure is always there; you have to learn to deal with it.