Please Don't Quote Me.

I'm Not Trying To Prove Anybody Wrong, I'm Just Trying To Prove Something To Myself.

It's Easy For Me Not To Go To Mass On The Road. But I've Made A Fundamental Decision. I'm Going To Be Dedicated. I'm Going To Make The Time. I'm Going To Get Up, If That Means Getting Up At Seven On A Sunday Morning Before A Day Game And Do It, I'm Going To Do It.

Nobody Wanted Me. Scouts Told Me To Go To School, To Forget Baseball. Coaches Said, 'you're Never Going To Make It.' I Appreciated Their Honesty, Because I Think When Someone Tells You Something You May Not Like, You Have To Use That As Fuel For Motivation.

I'm Playing Baseball Because I Love It, Not Because I Need The Money Or Attention. That Is Why I've Been So Dedicated. I've Accomplished A Lot Of Things No One Ever Thought I Could, And I've Done It From Hard Work.

I Found It Hugely Insulting That People Believed I'd Go So Far Out Of My Way - Living With Playmates, Vacationing With Actresses, Showing Up At Nightclubs - To Act Out A Lifestyle That Would Amount To A Charade. If I Was Gay, I'd Be Gay All The Way.