I feel pain but not that much pain, ... It was right under the nail and right in the middle. That's where the pain is. It's something I've got to deal with. |
I said to myself I've got to go up there and do it because the New York Mets keep winning every day. The game was on the line and I wanted to go out there and come through for my team. That win tonight means a lot for us. |
I thought he was Michael Jordan, |
I thought it had enough to go out of the ballpark, |
I want to tell the fans I loved playing there and that it's a beautiful city, |
I want to thank you all for making the signs, |
I wanted to be there so bad. It made me mad when people said I was faking not to go to Chicago, especially me, a guy who plays every day. But I was hurt. I was in a lot of pain. |
I'm not even thinking about passing McGwire. The season will be over September twenty-seventh. Mark will go home, and I will go to the playoffs. |
I'm not frustrated. I go out there and try to do the things that I have to do every day, work hard at everything. I'm in a different league and everybody who's played this game sometimes has got to go through tough times, and now it's happening to me. So I've got to deal with it. |
I'm not going to Japan, ... I don't need to go to Japan. I want to play here and get 600 home runs. Next year I know I will be better. |
I'm not keeping track, but the record is there for someone to break. |
I'm not thinking about that, but I'm not going to lie to you - I'm having a good time. |
I'm real happy my name is in the record book, but it means nothing because we lost. |
I'm seeing the ball well. I'm not trying for home runs. I'm trying to hit to right field more. When I do that, the home run comes. |
I've always swung the same way. The difference is when I swing and miss, people say, 'He's swinging for the fences.' But when I swing and make contact people say, 'That's a nice swing.' But there's no difference, it's the same swing. |