Everyone in society should be a role model, not only for their own self-respect, but for respect from others.
It's called talent. I just have it. I can't explain it. You either have it or you don't.
I never stop looking for things to try and make myself better.
There is nothing better than walking out and hitting a home run.
I'm not afraid to be lonely at the top.
I was a momma's boy. I didn't get anything from Dad, except my body and baseball knowledge. The only time I spent with him was at the ballpark.
I'm a very private person. My life story isn't for everybody.
I want to be part of Major League Baseball's Hall of Fame, but I don't want to be part of the kind of Hall of Fame that's based on voters' beliefs and assumptions.
I was born to hit a baseball. I can hit a baseball.
Making the Hall of Fame, would it be something that's gratifying because of what I've sacrificed? Sure. Baseball has been a big part of our lives. We've sacrificed our bodies. It's the way we made our living.
I don't want to be a Major League coach.
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.
But to be the best, you must face the best. And to overcome your fear, you must deal with the best.
My career is an open book, but my life is not.
I don't know what my future is.
I like to be against the odds.
It's not the name that makes the player. It's the player.
I don't know what you guys say, but at home, life is way different from baseball.
Baseball is just my job.
I think some of the pressure comes from the expectations of other people. Like if your father played baseball, they expect you to be the big lifesaver or something when you play a sport.
