I think I was programmed to do good things when I came into the majors. I knew how to play.
Whether you want to or not, you do serve as a role model. People will always put more faith in baseball players than anyone else.
My mother was a piano teacher, my father an inventor. He invented the reflective paint they still use on airstrips. They had faith in my ambition, and I think that made all the difference.
A dream is your creative vision for your life in the future. You must break out of your current comfort zone and become comfortable with the unfamiliar and the unknown.
Every player should be accorded the privilege of at least one season with the Chicago Cubs. That's baseball as it should be played - in God's own sunshine. And that's really living.
I don't necessarily go to church every week, but I am a Christian, and I believe in God and Jesus Christ.
Money is neither my god nor my devil. It is a form of energy that tends to make us more of who we already are, whether it's greedy or loving.
The most important thing is God's blessing and if you believe in God and you believe in yourself, you have nothing to worry about.
To understand a difficult topic like Iraq takes patience and care. Unfortunately, you rarely hear a patient, careful or thoughtful discussion of intelligence these days.
I think I earned the players' respect, and that's the ultimate in life, isn't it? I didn't care if they liked me or disliked me, as long as I had their respect.
It's a lot like life. I think 99 percent of what goes on in life, we have very little control over.
Meditation is a lifelong process. Give it a try. As you get deeper and more disciplined into the process, you'll get deeper and more disciplined in your mind and life.
For me, it took five years to understand what professionalism meant. But I'm more settled now. I'm married, life changes, and I've been lucky in managing my injuries.
I enjoy being out with the fans, I enjoy talking baseball, but to get up and tell my life story... I'm not comfortable doing that.
As far as control and stuff is concerned, I never had any more in my life than for that All-Star game in 1934.
Humanity is the keystone that holds nations and men together. When that collapses, the whole structure crumbles. This is as true of baseball teams as any other pursuit in life.
Everybody goes through some tough times in their life, no matter what you do. Man, I've had my tough times.
Life is the movie you see through your own eyes. It makes little difference what's happening out there. It's how you take it that counts.
Life is precious and time is a key element. Let's make every moment count and help those who have a greater need than our own.
As I matriculate my way down the field of life, I will never forget this moment and you wonderful people who helped make this day possible.
I've always wanted people to know who they are from the inside. Then they can create the life they desire and deserve. I've always believed that my job was to facilitate the evolution of the human consciousness.
