I think everyone here has a competitive bone in their body
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It's something I learned when I was first getting up with the big league guys ... I learned it from (Mark) McGwire and (Jose) Canseco and it kind of stuck with me. We have three different groups. Each group knows their limitations. My group two, when they're on, to watch them swing, it's fun to watch how far they hit the ball.
It starts with the first guy, usually Smitty (lead-off hitter Sean Smith) has a good at-bat to open the game and we feed off of that ... I've always said hitting's contagious and we've just been getting good pitches to hit. Some are long drives that are carrying out of here and some are no-doubt home runs. Everyone's putting a good swing on it.
For instance, I was in the middle of New York City and someone came up to me and said, 'Are you Ryan Lochte?' I was like, 'How do you know that? Are you serious?' It's cool, but it's really weird. I can't even imagine what it's like for someone like Michael Phelps. But it's fun. I like it. It's definitely different.
The Panthers are loaded ... Defensively they are for real, and with [quarterback] Jake Delhomme behind center they are a proven winner. And you can't deny that with [quarterback] Matt Ryan and [running back] Michael Turner, they've made some great acquisitions in Atlanta. [Ryan] is dominating the league right now, so it's going to be interesting.
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