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(Don) Sutton lost thirteen games in a row without winning a ballgame.
Never, ever, ever give 100% in anything you do. . . Always give more!
Venture outside your comfort zone. To stop growing is to stop living.
The main quality a great third base coach must have is a fast runner.
Even though I play a professional sport now, I love college baseball.
You have one good game or season, so what? You have to have a career.
I got into pro ball at 18 and played until I was almost 39, non-stop.
If a hitter gets hot, I wouldn't take a hot hitter out of the lineup.
An expert is someone called in at the last minute to share the blame.
I don't think I've ever seen anybody with quicker hands than Soriano.
The final release point for the fastball is the tips of your fingers.
To a pitcher, a base hit is the perfect example of negative feedback.
It's hard to get guys out when you have nothing to get them out with.
It takes 20 victories for people to recognize you as a great pitcher.
People say you can't go out and eat with your players. I say why not.
I never search for a reason why - I have faith in the Lord's purpose.
I did not want to leave the Mets and I did not want to leave New York.
I don't want to be too stiff, because then my hands won't be as quick.
I just don't see the light. Where is the light? What am I in this for?
Before I point a finger at anyone, I have to point it at myself first.
Don't be afraid to take advice. There's always something new to learn.
Success is that place in the road where preparation meets opportunity.
It's a great feeling to have the stadium rocking and chanting my name.
I used to lead off when I was a rookie. I've always been able to bunt.
I've been playing games for 30 years, and I've been a hard-core gamer.
I'm not going to change who I am just because people think it's weird.
All I like to do is work every day and have an idea what I want to do.
I just want to throw strikes. If I can't throw strikes, I'm worthless.
I always wanted to play baseball and join the circus. Now I have both.
When you retire from baseball, you have until the day you die to rest.
A day without newspapers is like walking around without your pants on.
Pete Rose has three thousand hits and three thousand fourteen overall.
Larry Lintz steals second standing up. He slid, but he didn't have to.
A lot of people have the ability, but they don't put forth the effort.
As a kid, I loved to play centerfield. I loved to make diving catches.
Baseball is like everything else. You got to study every angle to win.
As long as I have fun playing, the stats will take care of themselves.
I have my detractors, no doubt about it. I look at it as a compliment.
I'm the kind of guy who looks to be in first at the end of the season.
I'm just a normal kid who lives to play baseball. I'm living my dream.
George [Steinbrenner] is a great guy, unless you have to work for him.
Roger (Maris) was a class act and I know exactly what he went through.
My message is that steroids is bad. Don't do them. It's a bad message.
I'm not a guy who is out trying to promote myself. It's really not me.
Turning 30, life has definitely changed - it's changed for the better.
The best team I ever saw, and I really mean this, was the '61 Yankees.
I don't smoke. Smoking will hurt you when you try to run out a triple.
I should have shut up when I went up there and talked to Carlton Fisk.
When somebody wants to interview me, I've always got something to say.
I don't know who took what. That is pretty private with an individual.