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I don't try to hit home runs. I just try to meet the ball and get base hits.

You don't have to swing hard to hit a home run. If you got the timing, it'll go.

When you're going into a game, you're not expected to hit a home run every game. You're just doing everything proper with proper swings.

You hit home runs not by chance but by preparation.

When you're in the middle of a pennant race, you can't go up there thinking about home runs.

There is nothing better than walking out and hitting a home run.

I don't think I'm a home run hitter. Most of my home runs are line drives. If I hit it, thanks God. But it's not the kind of thing that I think about. I just go out there and try to have a better season than I had before. Home runs are not in my mind.

I wouldn't describe myself as a home run hitter. I'm just trying to hit the ball hard in the gaps. Just backspinning baseballs and hitting line drives.

At the Home Run Derby, you're expected to hit home runs. You're up there trying to hit home runs.

How to hit home runs: I swing as hard as I can, and I try to swing right through the ball.