I don't want to try and be something I'm not.

You don't get to where you are by just sitting on your butt and expecting it to come.

I just try to be the same guy each and every day and just do something when we're hitting or make a nice defensive play or run the bases. Just trying to be consistent in that way.

I listen to R&B and Hip Hop.

I've been bowling for so long, and I really, really enjoy it.

I love Boston.

Precision matters, breh.

You see all the greats, people who were idols of mine growing up. You see those guys on the cover of video games.

Not every year is going to be the same and you just kind of have to just roll with the punches.

As a whole, when it comes to business in general, whether it's buying a building or contract negotiations or whatever it is, you have to take emotions out of it. That's what people forget.

I'm a confident person in knowing my abilities, but also know, I'm kind of a realist, I know when I suck.

I'm going to be someone who smiles and brings joy to the locker room and to the field.

Contract things are kind of tough to come up with, especially with both sides and kind of how the economics and all those things work.

I see myself as the product of hard work.

She's always been there for me through anything, I can think of many school projects I had to do and I would say, 'Mom, can you help me.' She would help me write a paper or make a poster. She's just been that kind of mom. No matter what, she makes sure I'm alright and I thank her for that.

I'm 5-foot-9, 180 pounds. I don't have much else to work with, so I just try to use my bat speed and get the most out of what I've got.

Just to be able to put on the uniform in general is a blessing, and when it says Red Sox on it, it makes it that much better.

I think people don't enjoy it as much as they used to. People say, 'Make baseball fun again.' Well, I'm trying.

I think when you're stressing, or worried about your performance, worrying about this and worrying about that, that's when things start to get tough and you're not enjoying it anymore and it becomes a job. Although it is our job to play, still you have to understand that it's a game and you have to enjoy it.

My personal style definitely developed over time. I thought I used to look good in a T-shirt and jeans and a decent pair of shoes. Now versatility is key for me.

As I continue to learn, I'll continue to do different things.

I want to be a great role model to let the kids, especially black kids, that it's possible to make it in this sport. I think we, as a black community, quit playing the game because we think it's a white man's sport. Or we think that since other black people don't play it, so why should I play it.

This game is obviously about failure. You're going to fail most of the time. It's how you handle it.

The great hitters use the whole field, and that's a goal of mine.