Not a lot of people like to do that - make a mistake and go in front of people, and say, 'I did this. I did that.' At the end of the road, everyone respects you more.
From the bottom of my heart, I want to thank the fans of Boston. I love you guys. You've been with me through ups and downs.
The first time I stepped foot in Boston, I said to myself, 'Whoa.' I told Pedro Martinez, 'Damn, man, I just want to get traded and get out of here; this place is not me.'
So many people played for the Red Sox, Ted Williams, so many guys. Such great players, and they didn't get a ring.
I strike out three times, and while I'm upset in my mind, I don't show it. I just tell myself I will come back the next day and go three for four.
I don't disrespect or takes shots at anyone. I don't want someone going to one of my sons and saying your dad is a punk and talks bad about people behind their backs.
I loved those years, I loved Los Angeles, what a great place to play, those fans were awesome to me, every day the place was packed, just an incredible experience.
I had all those guys like Eddie Murray, David Winfield, Albert Belle and Kenny Lofton around me. When I was coming up, I saw how those guys worked and approached the game. That was an advantage for me because I learned from all the things that they did.
Cleveland was my first team. It was awesome. We had a bunch of good guys - Sandy Alomar, Robbie Alomar, Carlos Baerga, Omar Vizquel. Oh, my, God. It was a blast, man. But you know, everything is going to pass. You have to be ready for it.
The people of Taiwan treated me like 'baseball-royalty,' and I was truly overwhelmed by the island's love for the game.
Hitting is hard. It comes and it goes. You can't tell which way it is going to go for you. So you just have to go with it. I'm not going to go crazy worrying about it.
When I was in Cleveland I asked a sportswriter if I could borrow $50,000 to buy a motorcycle. He wrote it like I was serious.
I guess, you know, when you don't feel good, and you still get hits, that's when you know you are a bad man.