The final release point for the fastball is the tips of your fingers.
You go through all the emotions when you're told to move on.
There's a lot of things more than baseball that I want to do.
You can't second-guess baseball. You can't second-guess yourself.
Ever since I was a little kid, I was competitive.
We'll do all right if we can capitalize on our mistakes.
My goals are to hit .300, score 100 runs, and stay injury-prone.
He's so ugly he should have to wear an oxygen mask.
These guys are so old they're eligible for meals on wheels.
For me, it's just going up on the mound and trying to get outs.
Trust has to be earned, and should come only after the passage of time.
Friendship is not a gift, but is the result of hard work.
I just hope people see that if God can do something beautiful with my broken pieces, then God truly has a plan for each and everyone of us.
Garbage is the part of your history you don't want your family to know about.
In America it's live by the sword of freedom of expression and be will to die by it as well.
One of the main reasons I came back to Mexico is because I've found freedom and democracy here, something I never found in the United States.
It takes a lot of help - nature, friends, family, craftsmen - for me to make what I make.
Relentless, repetitive self talk is what changes our self-image.
You can't change anyone else, but people do change in relationship to your change.
We can have no progress without change, whether it be basketball or anything else.
I have always drawn strength from being close to home.
