Preparation is very important. The pitcher is going to do his job and prepare for you, so you as a hitter must do the same. I always watch videotape of pitchers before the game and even sometimes during.

I don’t play for records.

Hopefully, at the end of my career, I can look back and say, ‘Wow, what a game it was in Game 3 in 2011.’

I hope by the time that I’m done in this game, I can have half the numbers Stan Musial had in his career.

When you get a walk-off homer, you get to do whatever you want. You need to be excited about it. You don’t get too many of those, so you need to enjoy them when they come.

It doesn’t matter if I hit a home run. It doesn’t matter if we win a game. It doesn’t matter if I go four for four. Whatever happens at the end of the day, as long as I glorify His name, that’s what it’s all about.

I don’t want to be too stiff, because then my hands won’t be as quick.

Every year it gets tougher and tougher. Mentally and physically. That’s why you need to train and prepare.

I’m going to be prayerful about it. Whatever decision I make hopefully is the best decision I can make for my family and the fans and everybody.

If I need to help my team and play a different position for that game because somebody is hurt or they want to give a day off to somebody, I’ll do it.