I used to look like an American flag. The Padre uniform makes me look like a taco. Actually, the transition has been great. I've made 25 new friends, and I never thought I wanted to be anything other than a Dodger, but this is fun.

I had a prostatectomy in the fall and fortunately it was encapsulated and I didn’t have to go through chemotherapy.

Major League Baseball has prostate awareness for two weeks leading up to Father’s Day, and I want to get involved in that.

To be perfectly honest, it isn’t fair that people have used my personality, and the sacrifices I make because I want to, as an indication that I want to be in a political office.

Just from being with my grandmother, my maturity escalated. And now I’m in tune to the needs of people. It was a large responsibility, taking care of a human being.

I’m sure everyone knows that my heart is and always will be with the players, the fans and the entire Dodger family. I’ve cared about the Dodgers for nearly my entire life, and nothing can change my allegiance to this franchise.

Lasorda’s standard reply when some new kid would ask directions to the whirlpool was to tell him to stick his foot in the toilet and flush it.

My relationships are based on personal reciprocity. Being a Dodger was a matter of heart, but in the end I felt they didn’t want me.

The day I’m able to be debt-free is the day I’m going to be the happiest guy around.

You have to set goals that are almost out of reach. If you set a goal that is attainable without much work or thought, you are stuck with something below your true talent and potential.