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Early in my career, I wasn't good in the strike zone early. I was good in the strike zone late, which is not a good thing.

Knowing the strike zone is very important, but I think the first thing is knowing yourself, knowing what things you do well.

You have to know when to strike and when to retreat.

I learned early on to never walk while I was on the ball field. I ran everywhere I went.

You get to the big leagues, and you think, 'Can I do this stuff?' Then you take the first pitch down the middle for Strike 1, and you think, 'I could have hit that.'

You had to pitch in and out. The zone didn't belong to the hitters; it belonged to the pitchers. Today, if you pitch too far inside, the umpire would stop you right there. I don't think it's fair.

You know, this game's not very much fun when you're only hitting .247.

I was such a dangerous hitter I even got intentional walks during batting practice.