Quotes

War is death. If we are to engage in war, then we should have to stare it straight in the face and call it by its rightful name.

I wanted to be a painter, somewhere between Abstract Expressionism and Pop.

Make your work deeper and better than those before you, and eventually someone will notice. If you don't think the work is better than what you've seen, then go back until it is.

I'm not sure how to describe my style. A lot of my work is dark and looks a bit sad, which is strange because I'm such a smiley, over-the-top positive guy who wears gold shoes most days.

A visual understanding of great composition and how to use a camera and expensive lenses can be learned, but drive and a real hunger for making photos and telling stories... I don't think that part can be learned. You either have that inside, or you don't.

Men are separated by so many petty things.

I want to tell you what it was really like to think death is imminent, but I can't. It's a taste in your mouth. And an emptiness.

I don't want to do stories that don't have a heart. I'm just not going to be satisfied with stories where I can't be passionate about the subject, where I can't make a difference.

If your team is in the trenches, you've got to be in the trenches with them.

To a certain extent, I enjoy failure. It's part of the game. There's always room to grow; there's room to improve.

The ups and downs, that's baseball life. That's what I live for, play for.

In my early work, my time in the batting cage, that's serious, and that's when I feel like I'm really working. That's where I have to lock in on my approach, make sure my mechanics are right, and make sure my mindset is right for the upcoming game. But then, when the game comes up, it's a game! You're supposed to have fun when you play games.

I just take it one day at a time, try to forget about what I did the day before. Go out there like every day is Opening Day.

Fighting for a job - that's been my mindset every Spring Training.

I've always had that mindset of, 'OK, I may be hot this month or doing really well this month, but don't get too high, don't get too low - just enjoy it.' Don't ride the rollercoaster, basically. I always thought about it like, I'm not going to an amusement park, I'm going to a baseball field.

I just focus on what the team needs me to do to win.

Repeating, trying to repeat success - it never gets easier.

My dad told me, 'If you're going to go out there and play baseball, or you're going to play basketball or football, work hard at it no matter what. I want you to have fun with your buddies, but you have to put in the time because this is your craft.' He didn't just want me to be good. He pushed me to that next level.

The mental game is what separates the good players from the great players. So anything I can do to get that mental edge to help me stay my best, I'm gonna try and do it.

I have a short time to play this game. I'm trying to get every ounce of it out of my body.

When I think about 2017, I feel like it was just another year. It was a whirlwind, but I wouldn't have wanted it to play out any other way. I'm glad I was in New York. There's nowhere else I would rather play, and there's no other group of teammates that I would rather be around.

You're always still trying to win a job. That's everyone's mindset: come in here and fight for your job, win a job.

People strike out. I strike out a lot - it happens. Just got to keep working.

It doesn't really matter the score or the situation: I got a job to do.

In baseball, you have to remain calm, cool, and collected. In football, you can let out a little anger sometimes. It was a fun game, and I liked it, but I knew in my heart I was going to play baseball.