It's very important. We want to win a lot of games like that this year.

I mean, we were 10 games back in late July.

I only look forward. I can't get all caught up in what I've done. I still have plenty to accomplish in the game. Hopefully, I'm just scratching the surface.

These are the games we need to win.

Games like this, you've got to be ready. It seems like we were not quite on our 'A' game.

Michael Jordan told me the way he kept the crown was by always outworking everyone else because he knew everyone was always coming after him. You can sneak up on people when you are 18, 19, 20. It's tougher when you're established. Before, I'd see 13, 14, 15 pitches that I could drive in a game. Now, I see one, two or three, so I have to be better.

I've done a lot of special things in this game, and for none of that to be considered clutch, it's an injustice.

It was inevitable. You knew in spring training when you saw these three games it was going to come down to this.

You can have fun, respect the game and also play it hard. When you have that combination, you're going to put yourself in a position to be successful.