You know, this whole thing about Ricky Martin, and how successful that young man is. He's 27, I was 29.
If you believe your catcher is intelligent and you know that he has considerable experience, it is a good thing to leave the game almost entirely in his hands.
The things I was allowed to experience, the people I was able to call friends, teammates, mentors, coaches and opponents, the travel, all of it, are far more than anything I ever thought possible in my lifetime.
People want to go out and travel around and meet cool people. I could just go live in Vermont, but is that what I really want?
The only reason I took steroids was for my health purposes. I did not take steroids to get any gain for any strength purposes.
I learned that people everywhere are basically the same and have similar goals that we do. They want health and happiness and the opportunity to provide for their families.
If you watch the history of baseball, teams come back, and sometimes they could have come back, but they give in or give up.
When I was coming home from school as a youngster, and I saw my dad's car in the driveway, I would go to a friend's house. I connected my dad being there with fear.
I always had the sense that nothing was never good enough - striving for perfection. My mother and I had a sort of typical mother-daughter relationship.
I will do everything in my power to make sure people are aware that our team is out there fighting the good fight for the tennis fans of the United States.
I have an irrational fear that something bad is going to happen to me when I'm drinking out of a water fountain. I have no idea why.
My biggest fear had always been getting hurt, and not being able to leave the game as a player on my own terms.
In '83, we went over to Amsterdam. I just remember people saying, 'Baseball's just starting over here. They're learning how to play the game of baseball.'
I don't count that relationship with Ricky. It's just like a blip at this point. I had to fall in love with the devil himself to get this sweet angel, Jack.
As I travel the country for away games, I meet kids fighting cancer in almost every city. They visit the ballpark, and I invite them onto the field so we can chat and then watch the game.
George Aaronow: They found the guy who broke into the office? Ricky Roma: No. I don't know.
For me, you've got to play football first. We're not trying to be accountants. The money takes care of itself. That's kind of how I think anyway.
It's really important to have balance, spend some time in nature, go to a few parties, enjoy my friends and really chill out.
Ricky Fitts: I can't believe you don't know how beautiful you are.
Over-communication at work can create a new level of tasks and responsibilities.
I had 12 years under my belt of baseball at the amateur level before I got to the big leagues.
