I don't want to get fat.

I don't like controversy.

Mark (McGwire) is the man.

He (Roberto Clemente) is a hero to me.

Make yourself comfortable in everything you do.

It's always an honor to represent your country.

Yes, I'm the real Sammy Sosa, and this is my Pinterest.

I'm not keeping track, but the record is there for someone to break.

If you have a bad day in baseball, and start thinking about it, you will have 10 more.

I have not broken the laws of the United States or the laws of the Dominican Republic.

When you're in the middle of a pennant race, you can't go up there thinking about home runs.

They can say whatever they want to say, but it is going to be hard, my friend, to duplicate me.

My situation is different from Mark's. I'm not looking for home runs, I'm looking for the playoffs.

I will calmly wait for my induction to the Baseball Hall of Fame. Don't I have the numbers to be inducted?

I'm the type of person who likes to enjoy everything that I do, take advantage of every opportunity in life.

Mark McGwire is thirty-four years old. I'm twenty-nine. He's probably a little bit tired and I'm just having some fun.

I can't do it every day. They're not going to give me much to hit right now. They're pitching me real well. If I get there, fine.

I'm seeing the ball well. I'm not trying for home runs. I'm trying to hit to right field more. When I do that, the home run comes.

To tell the truth, I never think about a homer. I'm just thinking of the situation and what I've got to do when I go to the plate.

It's going to be unbelievable, you know. There's going to be a lot of people cheering for Mark McGwire and me. And, hey, we'll see how it goes.

You have to enjoy it. It is not going to happen every year, so this is the year that it is happening and we have got to go out there and enjoy it.

Mark (McGwire), you know I love you. It's been unbelievable. I wish you could be here with me today. I know you are watching me and I know you have the same feelings for me as I have for you in my heart.

I have never injected myself or had anyone inject me with anything. I have not broken the laws of the United States or the laws of the Dominican Republic. I have been tested as recently as 2004, and I am clean.

I know a little about Hack (Wilson) because his picture is next to my locker. I am lucky to be there at the right time. People will now remember two guys, Hack Wilson and myself, and the season is not over yet.

I said to myself I've got to go up there and do it because the New York Mets keep winning every day. The game was on the line and I wanted to go out there and come through for my team. That win tonight means a lot for us.

I've always swung the same way. The difference is when I swing and miss, people say, 'He's swinging for the fences.' But when I swing and make contact people say, 'That's a nice swing.' But there's no difference, it's the same swing.

Right now what's in my mind is going up there and being disciplined. I was swinging at so many pitches out of the strike zone, and when you do that, you're not going to get a chance to hit strikes. It makes it easier for the pitcher every time I do that.

Don't compare me to Babe Ruth. God gave me the opportunity and the ability to be here at the right time, at the right moment, just like he gave Babe Ruth when he was playing. I just hope I can keep doing what I've been doing - keep taking care of business.

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