Just because I made it look easy doesn't mean that it was and you don't work hard and become a Hall of Famer without working day in and day out.
My brother went to Ohio State. I think Cris Carter just graduated, but Cris was there a lot. I got a chance to go up there and watch the battle between Ohio State and Michigan.
It doesn't matter how much money you make; it's where you feel happy.
I came up as a number 2 hitter. My first year I hit 16 homers, and I was like, Whoa, I'm rollin'!
I don't think it's the intent of baseball not to have black ballplayers, but we have to find a way to get these kids back. We lost them to football. We lost them to basketball. We lost them to golf. People don't see how cool and exciting this game is.
Playing in the big leagues while my father is still active is the biggest thrill of my life. I try to see him play whenever I can.
I put up O.K. numbers - not Bugs Bunny-style numbers like some other guys - but O.K. numbers.
You're on an island when you're injured. Nobody understands what you're going through. And everybody's different. Some people heal quicker than others.
My dad had a 'fro, and I didn't. So I wore his hat and it always hit me in the face, so I just turned it around and it just stuck. It wasn't like I was trying to be a tough guy or change the way that baseball is played. It was just that my dad wore a size 7 1/2, and I had a 6 1/4. It was just too big.
A franchise player, to me, is a guy like Kirby Puckett, Cal Ripken, a guy who's been in one organization through their entire career.
I do like candy bars, but if I have more than a couple of them I break out.
I mean, you're just not going to like somebody and he's not going to like you. But you're going to go out there and play. And you're going to give the other seven or eight guys on that field a chance to win. And that's just the way it's going to be.
I explained to my kids at an early age: I'm a normal dad with an abnormal job.
When I came home, my kids wouldn't know if I went 0-for-4 or 4-for-4. I do not like to lose at anything, but I wouldn't be angry all day... Once I left the stadium, it was over with.
A couple things I'm gonna be remembered for: the hat backwards and the swing. And the smile.
I never want to be satisfied.
The two misconceptions of me are I didn't work hard, and that everything I made it look easy.
I won't be upset if I don't win a ring, because I gave it my all.
The NFL and NBA has done a better job than we have in showing the fun side of the sport, having people talk about it whether it's on social media, commercials or the news.
Nobody wanted to run back kicks until you saw Billy 'White Shoes'' Johnson.
