I think I owe it to the people of Seattle, and myself, to retire as a Mariner.

If I can get on base once or twice a game, steal a bag, do something, then I'm happy.

My dad had a 'fro, and I didn't. So I wore his hat and it always hit me in the face, so I just turned it around and it just stuck. It wasn't like I was trying to be a tough guy or change the way that baseball is played. It was just that my dad wore a size 7 1/2, and I had a 6 1/4. It was just too big.

The two misconceptions of me are I didn't work hard, and that everything I made it look easy.

I put up O.K. numbers - not Bugs Bunny-style numbers like some other guys - but O.K. numbers.

I enjoy photography. It's a lot of fun. It keeps me on my P's and Q's and, when you think about it, most people think photography is just going to a game. But you start to think, dang, that would be a good picture. Or you're driving along and see something and think, 'that would be nice.'

To win a World Series, the whole team has to be hot, everything has to go your way.

You're on an island when you're injured. Nobody understands what you're going through. And everybody's different. Some people heal quicker than others.

That's not what I want to be known as - a guy who doesn't want to play and is moody.

Just because I made it look easy doesn't mean that it was and you don't work hard and become a Hall of Famer without working day in and day out.

I'm a competitor at the end of the day.

I just want to be a great player.

I would have never thought that I'd be an All-Star in this league, so to finally have my name called, it's really cool.

I'm not 6'3, 6'4, but I got a big heart, and that's it.

For me to become an All-Star for two straight years and now to become an All-Star starter, I most definitely proved the doubters wrong. It's an unbelievable moment in my career.

I had a lot of doubt coming into my career about being an elite point guard in this league.

These NBA seasons are such a grind; it really takes a toll on your body.

Being in the league six years, things have kind of slowed down for me.

I've pretty much adjusted to how teams play. Like when I draw two defenders, I want to make the best play possible.

It definitely would be an honor to be an All-Star. But I have no say in it. It's not up to me. It's up to the fans and coaches.

Making the tough shots and leaning in a certain way and a fadeaway and stuff like that, those are tough shots, but those are shots you have to learn to make in this league.

On the off days, you have to come in and try to maintain your rhythm, just try to keep everything together. I sometimes come by myself, or some of my boys, get up a few shots, not too much, before or after practice. I always find time to get some shots up.

The Dream Team was crazy. Probably one of the better teams, of course. That was a great team to watch and one of the reasons why I want to play for Team U.S.A.

I just want to win. My competitive nature just comes out in me.