That's what we all play for, is to play in the postseason.
There's nothing like Opening Day in Dodger Stadium. You can't really describe it.
That's just never been me - 'Oh, this is hurt; that's why I'm playing like this.' That's just not the type of person I am.
I don't make excuses if I play bad. I just try to find a way to deal with it. I learned that from my family, to deal with your problems and still be good at what you do.
If you do a full-on workout and then eat McDonald's or Wendy's, you're defeating the purpose. If you put good things into your body while working out, you'll see results.
I would never disrespect the fans that helped me get to who I am.
I never want to sit out. I want to play baseball games.
In Hollywood, for me, it's all about the movie stars and the singers. Baseball players don't draw too much attention; we're low key. I'm good with faces and sometimes bad with names, but I'll walk up to somebody if I know who they are... show them some love.
I don't think some athletes understand how big it is to be an athlete, what they can do with just a simple gesture of shaking a kid's hand. It can make a fan's day. It can make a fan's life.
I've been a Lakers fan since growing up in Oklahoma. My hometown's finally got the Thunder, which is really exciting, but I've still got to stick with the Lakers.
A lot of people out there get hounded about things that are going on in their lives. You just find ways to handle it and go on about your business.
I feel like you can tell a lot by a person's shoes.
I don't think the guys I played with have ever had a problem with me. People can make up what they want to think.
L.A. kinda raised me a little bit as a 21-year-old kid from Oklahoma.
More money gives me the chance to help more people, to give something back.
I love L.A., but you can get into a lot of trouble out here.
People make up things. If you ask the guys in this clubhouse I played with, I've never been a troublemaker. I don't know where that came from.
I love being around kids, and I love to see them happy.
When I spend money on myself, it's almost always on shoes and clothes. I'm addicted to shoes. I always have been, since I was a kid. When I was young, I could never get the shoes I really wanted.
If I'm in the car after a bad game, I may think about ways I need to improve. But the second I reach home, the game's over. Work doesn't come inside with me. Same thing in reverse - I don't bring my personal life into the ballpark. Learning to keep it all separate has made life easier.