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I don't have to be the hero or nothing. I just have to be part of the team.
I think volunteerism in America generally is what makes America so special.
I had no chance of controlling a ball game until I first controlled myself.
I know there are a lot of expectations of me, and I will do the best I can.
In moments of crisis, the initiative passes to those who are best prepared.
In baseball, I was always in control of everything until I let the ball go.
I was raised to understand and know the difference between right and wrong.
I did all the stupid things you'd expect from a 21-year-old kid with money.
Natural grass is a wonderful thing for little bugs and sinkerball pitchers.
You hear about women buying shoes? I buy DVDs. I definitely have a problem.
I hate all hitters. I start a game mad and I stay that way until it's over.
The key step for an infielder is the first one, but before the ball is hit.
To sell something, tell a woman it's a bargain; tell a man it's deductible.
The first piece of luggage out of the chute doesn't belong to anyone, ever.
I'm trying to put together quality at-bats and hit the ball hard somewhere.
To be 49 years old now and still be called The Kid, that's kind of special.
The first guy who lays a finger on this blind old man is fined fifty bucks!
I don't see pitches down the middle anymore - not even in batting practice.
The fans here, they've been unbelievable. You've got to play hard for them.
There's not an American in this country free until every one of us is free.
I'm not a big city guy...there's too many people, there's too much traffic.
I like to use big words so people will think I know what I'm talking about.
That's the fourth extra base hit for the Padres - two doubles and a triple.
I feel great. I had a triple bypass in 1976 and a quadruple bypass in 1984.
I have to drink a lot of fluids, try not to dehydrate, and keep stretching.
I still don't know how I got to the big leagues because I wasn't that good.
I like triples-when I hit a ball in the gap, all I think about is a triple.
At the end of the year, you'll see my numbers. My numbers are always there.
When I came into baseball, I had one goal for my career - the Hall of Fame.
I do like candy bars, but if I have more than a couple of them I break out.
Nobody wanted to run back kicks until you saw Billy 'White Shoes'' Johnson.
Stop expecting others to act first, be the one who makes a positive change.
No one wants to hear about the labor pains, they just want to see the baby.
If you can explain a poem, it is not a poem. Poetry has to be inexplicable.
I have three beautiful children and a World Series ring. That's all I need.
More money gives me the chance to help more people, to give something back.
I thought I raised a ballplayer. You're nothing but a coward and a quitter.
I like to refer to my years with the Angels as the foundation of my career.
You know, baseball's not stupid. Baseball does what the fans want, usually.
I can't remember, I wish I could remember the first time I bet on baseball.
There's other ways to make your head and muscles bigger than just steroids.
Hillary Clinton wrote a book. She got paid. I don't understand why I can't.
I stick to safe, controlled movement. If it's not safe, I just won't do it.
I'm always trying to be a better player every year and also improve myself.
Watching National League pitchers trying to hit or even bunt is depressing.
I'm not thinking about records. Just winning the pennant would be exciting.
Everything I was, physically and mentally, that's what I put on that field.
I always thought of my career as a body of work and not just about numbers.
My parents are very even-keeled. You know, just kind of steady as she goes.
I bleed Dodger blue and when I die, I'm going to the big Dodger in the sky.