“It’s something I take pride in, but it’s nothing that I want to brag about. It’s part of my game.”

But the Twins opened the fifth with their second and third hits.

He threw a lot of strikes, worked it inside and out, threw breaking balls for strikes behind in the count.

I’m not perfect. Nobody’s perfect.

No more excuses about being young.

Byrd has always been that kind of pitcher.

2004 has to be my year. No more excuses.

He threw hard, but a good fastball.

My only worry was that he didn’t throw me a sinker.

I work hard on my defense.

When you go to home plate with a lot of confidence,

I want to be consistent from the first day of the season to the last.

I love hitting-that’s my favorite part of the game.

I’m an immigrant myself.

I don’t like to play slow or softly.

You feel that you can hit any pitch.

I’m confident, but not so confident that I’m cocky.

I’m not a guy that’s going to brag or feel like I’m better than the group.

I don’t think you get successful to brag and throw what you have in the world’s face. That’s all private.

Not bragging by any means, but I could have done a lot of other stuff as far as working in films go and working in television…

I know who I am. I don’t have to brag. I know what I contributed. I know what I did.

Lovers of the town have been content, for the most part, to say they loved it. They do not brag about its uplifting qualities. They have none of the infernal smugness which makes the lover of the country insupportable.