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

But to be the best, you must face the best. And to overcome your fear, you must deal with the best..

As an athlete, you only have so much time. The window only has so much time and then it closes. You have to take care of yourself the best you can..

I feel my time in baseball has come and gone. I feel like I had a great career. I had a lot of fun and have a lot of great memories. At one point in ….

I'm clean, I've always been clean. But it never ends. It seems like every reporter from last season to this season has reported and opened up a new c….

When I finish playing, I think I'd like to coach college baseball..

Every pitcher can beat you, it doesn't matter how good you are..

I'm a very private person. My life story isn't for everybody..

I don't know what my future is..

I like to be against the odds. I'm not afraid to be lonely at the top. With me, it's just the satisfaction of the game. Just performance..

Young players need to know how to take care of themselves for life after baseball..

My life is in shambles. It is crazy. It couldn't get any crazier. I'm just trying to stay sane..

Age is how you feel. If you take care of yourself, you'll be able to do the same things. You may not do it as often. But you can still do it..

I like to be against the odds..

I was born to hit a baseball. I can hit a baseball..

Sometimes I surprise my own damn self..

I could learn how to press 'Record' on a tape recorder and write for a newspaper or a magazine..

I've always played for the acceptance of my godfather (Willie Mays) and father (Bobby Bonds)..

I don't sign for white people..

When I was playing, it would be whatever role I wanted. Now it's whatever they ask me to do, which I kind of like better..

My career is an open book, but my life is not..