I take full responsibility for the mistakes that led to my suspension for the 2014 season.

This is how I define grace: you're on the main stage, and it looks like it has been rehearsed 100 times, everything goes so smoothly. That's where I get my confidence and success, from knowing that I have an edge because I know I'm prepared.

I love the challenge of the game. I love the work. My goal right now is to have a season next year that will make people forget about this one. I'll use things like this for motivation. I'm pumped. I'm hungry.

Winners live in the present tense. People who come up short are consumed with future or past. I want to be living in the now.

I've played almost 22 years in the major leagues, and I've never sat on the bench.