I don't think I'm a home run hitter. Most of my home runs are line drives. If I hit it, thanks God. But it's not the kind of thing that I think about. I just go out there and try to have a better season than I had before. Home runs are not in my mind.
I want to be the player who hits home runs, drives in runs.
I like to hit with men in scoring position.
The arc of Ken Griffey Jr.'s swing has gotten bigger than when he hit line drives. Juan Gonzalez is a terrific power hitter, too.
The hits and the misses. I just want to keep the at-bats solid.
I just try to get on anyway that I can, hit, hit-by-pitch, walk, home runs, anything.
I don't care about the home runs as much as just being consistent and RBIs.
I do feel I was overshadowed by some of those guys (who took steroids) . . . I had a diminished-skills clause written in after I hit 29 home runs and drove in 92 RBIs, and I think those (steroid-aided home run hitters) are partly to blame.
You always want to get at-bats. You always want to contribute.
I care about runs scored and RBIs. Those are the most important things for me.
Usually, my track record's pretty good with guys on base.
I know that my job is to score runs, and I will continue to do that.
You always dream about your first homer and your 100th.
There is nothing better than walking out and hitting a home run.
I'm not a cleanup hitter. I'm just batting fourth.
