Always give an autograph when somebody asks you.
My theory of hitting was just to watch the ball as it came in and hit it.
Baseball is played by all countries now, and softball, too.
There are only two places in the league - first place and no place.
It's unbelievable how many things I've learned from Merlin Olsen.
In the successful organization, no detail is too small to escape close attention.
After winning, most teams become individuals; most teams become complacent.
To win a national championship, you've got to be a little lucky.
One thing about me is I try to be honest.
Whenever you give up something, you must replace it with something.
Life is 10 percent what happens to you and ninety percent how you respond to it.
The contemporary authors I most admire are Nick Hornby and Jonathan Tropper.
Reading is to the mind what exercise is to the body and prayer is to the soul.
My message is that steroids is bad. Don't do them. It's a bad message.
If you're in the minor leagues, you want to get to the majors.
I think there will be more smiles when the smoke clears.
And the irony is that they wrote better without access to my quotes.
I took it personal. I got slammed quite a bit.
We're going to play better, and we're going to play harder.
I don't think any professional accepts defeat.
Pitching is 80% of the game and the other half is hitting and fielding.