There were far worse strategies in life than to try to make each aspect of one's existence a minor work of art.
There was always a grandeur and a nobility in my megalomania. And also something cheap and loathsome that I could not help.
Falling in love is a subtle process, a connection sparked by attraction, tested by compatibility, and forged by memory.
Ladies and gentleman, Tim said. May I present to you, our son, Jason Grant!
What should the yogi have to fear? Trees, plants, and all that is inside and outside, is He Himself
Love isn’t meant to be hidden away and life is too short for shame.
There’s a coward and a fool, and both of them are you, My heart is cracked and broken, but yours is frozen through.
But even her demons she invested with inordinate beauty, consecrated them with the dignity of her attention.
I learned that if I could read, I could cook. I surprised myself I like it.
He was one of those rare men who are capable of being fully in love only once in their lives.
As an athlete, you only have so much time. The window only has so much time and then it closes. You have to take care of yourself the best you can.
Tension is the greatest curse in sport. I've never had any tension. You give the best you have - you win or lose. What's the difference if you give all you've got to give?
That's the remarkable thing about baseball. The game has a way of having you scratch your head one minute and drive you crazy, and then the next, you're entertained beyond your wildest hopes. That's why it's the best game.
I am tired of being roasted. I had a great deal of hard luck while manager of the team and somehow or other couldn't get the best out of the material I had at hand.
It took me a while to figure that out and to realize what a gift that I had been given. And when I finally did, I dedicated myself to be the best pitcher I possibly could be, for as long as I possibly could be.
I think if you enjoy teaching, if you enjoy talking about your craft, that's probably the best way to do it... because once a player starts to get it, once he figures it out, he'll never forget it.
One of the beautiful things about baseball is that every once in a while you come into a situation where you want to, and where you have to, reach down and prove something.
And then when I went to stay in '68, I can honestly say that I was not focused on my career and on what it took to be a major league pitcher and to be a starting pitcher.
We saw very little of the real Jack Buck behind the microphone. He would touch people in ways that we will never know. Jack was much more than just an announcer.
Read the great books, gentlemen,” Mr. Monte said one day. “Just the great ones. Ignore the others. There’s not enough time.
We old athletes carry the disfigurements and markings of contests remembered only by us and no one else. Nothing is more lost than a forgotten game.
