Albert Pujols

“The fans know and the Cardinals know that I want to be a Cardinal for my whole career. I love this city. The way that this city has embraced me and my family.”

“Do I want to be in St. Louis forever? Of course. People from other teams want to play in St. Louis, and they're jealous that we're in St. Louis because the fans are unbelievable. So why would you want to leave a place like St. Louis to go somewhere else and make $3 million or $4 more million a year? It's not about the money.”

“In regards to core training, I try to incorporate the medicine ball whenever possible. As a baseball player, there is a lot of twisting and turning that I will do. Keeping my abs strong is as important as anything else.”

“I play to represent God, something bigger than baseball.”

“St. Louis is still a special place for me. I still have my home there. I live there in the offseason. I enjoyed playing in front of 40,000 people every day. I tried to do my best to help the organization win. I had success there. We won two World Series. We went to three. That's something you can't take from me.”

“Anaheim is not like Los Angeles, where there are more people and more paparazzi. You don't have that in Anaheim. It's more laid-back.”

“St. Louis still is going to be a special place for me, whether I'm playing 3,000 miles away or 5,000 miles away.”

“I always say God doesn't need me, but I need Him in my life to survive in this world and over temptation. That's Who keeps me humble every time.”

“Mike Matheny, Fernando Vina, Edgar Renteria, Mark McGwire and Darryl Kile... before he died. Those guys took me under their wing and taught me the way to play the game the right way.”

“Preparation is very important. The pitcher is going to do his job and prepare for you, so you as a hitter must do the same. I always watch videotape of pitchers before the game and even sometimes during.”

“God is the Man, and there's another Man, Stan 'The Man' Musial in St. Louis.”

“I consider myself a line drive hitter with power. I just try to put my best swing on the ball every time.”

“It doesn't matter what the scoreboard says. I'm always having fun, talking to other guys. They even come to first base and ask me about hitting. I try to help them out as much as I can in the 30 seconds before the pitcher throws the next pitch. That's me. I don't think I will ever change that.”

“I like to eat Wheaties Fuel for breakfast with fresh fruit and egg whites. For lunch, I like to eat my wife's 'homerun chicken,' which is chicken, rice and vegetables, and for dinner I eat grilled steak or a couple of chicken breasts with rice and vegetables. During the day, I drink OhYeah! protein shakes as a snack.”

“If something happens to me tomorrow, I'm going to go to Heaven, and that's for sure because God's promised to us in the Bible.”

“Whatever happens at the end of the day, as long as I glorify His name, that's what it's all about.”

“My life's goal is to bring glory to Jesus.”

“I believe it is my responsibility to do what I can for children and people with Down syndrome as well as in my native Dominican Republic.”

“My dad always supported me. Sometimes we didn't have anything to eat for breakfast, but if we could eat lunch and dinner, we weren't poor.”

“I have five young children, and I take being a role model very seriously.”