Athlete

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.

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.

When you think positive, good things happen.