Don't Worry, Rickey, You're Still

I'm A Walking Record.

I Told Myself That If I Ever Make It To The Big Leagues That I Would Be The One To Appreciate The Fans. Take A Little Time Out To Sign Autographs And Shake Their Hands And Say Hello To Them.

When I Was Growing Up, My Favorite Player Was Reggie Jackson - And I Never Got The Opportunity To Get An Autograph From Reggie. I Was So Frustrated. I Mean, He Was My Idol. And I Couldn't Get No Autograph. I Would Go Through Punishment Waiting On Him (after Games) Because He Was Always The Last Guy To Come Out. And I Would Go Back Home With No Autograph.

I Don't Want To Be One Of Those Great Players Who Never Made It To The (world) Series.

I Patterned Myself After Reggie Jackson. I Wanted To Have That Same Swing And Hit Some Homeruns. When I Was Down In A-ball, I Was Trying To Be Reggie Jackson And I Was Striking Out All The Time. And I Was Like, 'this Isn't The Way Reggie Is Doing It, So I Got To Change.'