Anybody can act good to be around when they are doing really well.
Being a major-league baseball player is tough, so whenever you say 'face of the franchise,' I'm not trying to be that.
Even the smallest gesture can make a huge difference.
I definitely enjoy my barbecue.
I expect to always do well. It's the kind of competitiveness in me. I'm not here to try to just be mediocre.
I have been an everyday player my whole career.
I hit balls hard on the ground, and sometimes they are double plays. Other times, you hit it hard, and it's right through a hole.
I just don't like to talk about my personal success against somebody.
I love everything about Kansas City.
I offer a proven track record in the big leagues that can hit left-handers or right-handers.
I want the pitcher to know he can't take a pitch off, or I'm going to damage him.
I want to be a guy the Royals build their team around.
I wasn't going to be drafted to steal bases at 18.
I'll always be forever tied to the Royals organization and the community there.
I'm a redneck.
I'm not in this game to make the most money.
I'm going to consistently hit anywhere between .290 and .310. Anything above that, I'm catching breaks and finding holes.
In 2012, everything was going right.
I'm not here to be mediocre.
The best compliment you can give a hitter is he's a tough out; that initiates fear in a pitcher.
You can't really explain why things happen.
I've always had a bigger body, even when I was 18.
Once you have come-from-behind wins, you have confidence as a team that you're going to do it.
Winning is definitely contagious.
My nickname is 100 percent fan-based. It's not like one day I said, 'Hey, I want to be named Country Breakfast.'
When the game starts, you don't really look at uniforms.
