Son, we'd like to keep you around this season but we're going to try and win a pennant.
Oldtimers, weekends, and airplane landings are alike. If you can walk away from them, they're successful.
In baseball, I was always in control of everything until I let the ball go.
I've been playing games for 30 years, and I've been a hard-core gamer.
Most guys who don't like me are either Democrats or Yankee fans.
You could ask any position player and they'll tell you: pitchers aren't athletes.
I throw the ball ninety-two miles an hour, but they hit it back just as hard.
You have to be the one setting your own goals, trying to achieve those goals.
Slumps are like a soft bed. They're easy to get into and hard to get out of.
I pulled cotton at 6 years old and worked on the peanut farm and paper route.
I'm the kind of guy that I never forget my teammates.
I'm a guy that people look at me not only as a guy that hit the ball.
I'm probably the only relief pitcher who has more saves than strikeouts.
My high salary for one season was forty-six thousand dollars and a Cadillac.
Why do I have to be an example for your kid? You be an example for your own kid.
I think you have to be respectful to the people who want to talk to you.
Back before I injured my hip, I thought going to the gym was for wimps.
Being the 8th out of 10 kids, and being the one that stayed in trouble, I sort of became a momma's boy.
First of all, I really never imagined myself being a professional athlete.
Whenever I wasn't watching the planes, I was playing community baseball, football, or something like that.
What I miss when I'm away is the pride in baseball. Especially the pride of being on a team that wins.
