So many people are insanely busy nowadays, and it's easy to say, 'Ah, I'll workout tomorrow.' But you have to set aside a time and stick to that schedule.
When it was time for parent-teacher conferences, I remember that I was always embarrassed about what my parents would hear about me!
Sometimes when you're fighting, fighting, fighting, the mind needs some time off and you regroup and get back to normal.
Even when I retired, there was part of me that didn't want to retire. But once you decide it's time to move on then you have to stick with it.
Something I should have achieved quite easily took me a long time to get around to.
Two weeks, maybe three. You never know with psychosomatic injuries You have to take your time with them.
If you're successful in what you do over a period of time, you'll start approaching records, but that's not what you're playing for. You're playing to challenge and be challenged.
Every time I take the mound, I try to win. So that's what I'm trying to do.
I don't like to sound egotistical, but every time I stepped up to the plate with a bat in my hands, I couldn't help but feel sorry for the pitcher.
I want to be the guy that can go out there and go at least seven, eight innings every time out.
To me, there is no more conscientious umpire in the Major Leagues than Jim Joyce. He gives you a hellacious effort every time.
The first time that I ever saw Babe Ruth was in the Boston Red Sox clubhouse.
I always said that when it was time to retire, I would know it, and I would just tip my hat to the crowds.
I signed a very modest $3,000 bonus with the Braves in Milwaukee. And my old man didn't have that kinda money to put out.
For guys playing sports at a high level, for money, I can't put my finger on it, but in a man's world of sport, there is something visceral to beating another man.
Money and women. They're two of the strongest things in the world. The things you do for a woman you wouldn't do for anything else. Same with money.
My motto was always to keep swinging. Whether I was in a slump or feeling badly or having trouble off the field, the only thing to do was keep swinging.
I think it puts baseball back on the map as a sport. It's America's pastime and just look at everyone coming out to the ballpark. It has been an exciting year.
I long for the days when athletes were revered. I want to see the romance return to sports, to see people enjoy the game purely for the game and the players.
The difference between the old ballplayer and the new ballplayer is the jersey. The old ballplayer cared about the name on the front. The new ballplayer cares about the name on the back.
I miss everything that makes up Panama. I don't have a preference. I love my country.
