Let the pitcher move first, then, as he draws his arm back, you draw the bat back and you are ready.
The reality is that my stepfather was like a father to me and watching him die from a sudden heart attack was one of the hardest things I have ever gone through.
To me the most important thing was stirring things up and scoring some runs so we could win a ballgame.
Rickey got a big ranch. Rickey got a big bull. Rickey got horses. Rickey got chickens and everything. And Rickey got a 20-gallon hat.
People recognize me - but if you've been in the public eye as long as I have and people don't recognize you, I feel bad about myself.
I enjoy talking pitching and talking baseball. And I don't have all the answers. I don't claim to, but I'm more than happy to share my beliefs.
I'm human and I've played my butt off for ten years. I'm not a loafer, I'm not a jerk, I'm a baseball player.
In the building I live in on Park Avenue there are ten people who could buy the Yankees, but none of them could hit the ball out of Yankee Stadium.
On the plains of hesitation bleach the bones of countless millions who, at the dawn of decision, sat down to wait, and waiting died.
You must be passionate, you must dedicate yourself, and you must be relentless in the pursuit of your goals. If you do, you will be successful.
My relationships are based on personal reciprocity. Being a Dodger was a matter of heart, but in the end I felt they didn't want me.
When I was up there at the plate, my purpose was to get on base anyway I could, whether by hitting or by getting hit.
Not to be cheered by praise, not to be grieved by blame, but to know thoroughly one's own virtues or powers are the characteristics of an excellent man.
I never threw an illegal pitch. The trouble is, once in a while I toss one that ain't never been seen by this generation.
It's the youth movement we have. A lot of young guys with a lot of passion. It brings the fun back to the game.
We have our own language. Christianese... We don't say 'He's out of his mind,' no, we say 'That's our youth pastor.
I studied one term of law and then came to realize I had a little better fastball and curve than I did a vocabulary.
Managing is like holding a dove in your hand. Squeeze too hard and you kill it, not hard enough and it flies away.
People say you can't go out and eat with your players. I say why not.
I've never used one word of profanity in front of my wife, or my daughter, or my granddaughter... or anybody else's wife.
I think - you know, I'm a guy that - I don't live on the earth just to walk it. I live on here to make a difference.
