Some people kind of get lost in what everyone else is doing and not pay attention to themselves, and I think I'm one where I pay attention to myself and can set the example for the people coming up.

I'm confident in my abilities and confident to know what kind of player I am. I've also been educated on the business side of it, getting your value.

I've been blessed with everything I have, and I might as well share it.

I try and affect the game in every way.

I just kind of want to be me.

I'm just trying to affect the game in some way whenever I get an opportunity. If that's stealing a base, making a catch, beating out a double play, whatever it may be.

I think my senior year in high school was when I started wearing Jordans. It was our team rule that we had to play in them so that's when I got - not introduced to them, but got into it. Through the minors I started collecting some, just to wear, and that's when I told myself I want to become a Jordan athlete and did all I could to do it.

Everything I played, I kind of found a way to be pretty good at. My mom always said, 'If you're not good at something, then don't do it.'

Yeah, there's always room for improvement.

I just try to do whatever I can to win the game.

We play to win the World Series, and that's our goal.

I wouldn't say I'm a commodity. I try not to think about it too much.

I guess bowling is pretty mechanical. It's kind of a natural motion, but you have to stick within those mechanics.

I always listen to music.

I'm not a big country guy even though I'm from Nashville. I like some songs, but I wouldn't turn on a country radio station or anything.

I think the most important thing is that World Series.

You never want to lose a strength, but I've also got to try and be a complete hitter.

The pitcher is in trouble, not me. He has to throw it over the plate and I have to put a good swing on it.

I think I've tried to have a platform to speak and to help kids understand learning about baseball.

You score runs to win games. That's how you do it.

I want to play every day and help the team get to where we want to be.

Whatever the team takes, whatever it needs, I try to fill that role.

I'm playing for the Red Sox, and I don't think there's anybody out here who's going to intentionally hurt you. So you listen to information, and you kind of filter what you like and take out what you don't.

You weigh your pros and cons and what's real. You want to play baseball? Yeah. You want to go to school? If that's the best option, than that is what it is.