People love to say we get paid a lot of money to play a game, but it stopped being a game when you start getting paid.
My desires are simply I love to teach, I love to be in uniform, I love to throw batting practice, I love to be with the kids.
Love does not begin and end the way we seem to think it does. Love is a battle, love is a war; love is a growing up.
I love America more than any other country in this world, and, exactly for this reason, I insist on the right to criticize her perpetually.
I asked no odds and I give none. A guy got in my way, I run over him.
I learned early on to never walk while I was on the ball field. I ran everywhere I went.
No one's gonna give a damn in July if you lost a game in March.
I don't like losing a ballgame any more than a salesman likes losing a sale.
If he can hit, he can hit. I don't care if he came from Class Z league.
Not many people get to the major leagues and succeed right away. There are some struggles. Everyone seems to struggle.
If a tie is like kissing your sister, losing is like kissing your grandmother with her teeth out.
I used to lead off when I was a rookie. I've always been able to bunt.
I don't think much about whether fans will remember me.
It's not what you achieve, it's what you overcome. That's what defines your career.
Boys, I'm one of those umpires that misses 'em every once in a while so if it's close, you'd better hit it.
A fellow doesn't last long on what he has done. He has to keep on delivering.
A fixation with connecting with 'friends' online comes with the risk of disconnection with friends waiting for you to be present in the offline world.
You've never seen Manhattan 'til you've flown right up the East River. It's beautiful.
You're born with two strikes against you, so don't take a third one on your own.
When you're an athlete and you play every day and are conditioning yourself every year, the aging is gradual.
When you are away from the game and busy with other areas, you realize that the world does not revolve around baseball.
