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A couple things I'm gonna be remembered for: the hat backwards and the swing. And the smile.
I’ve always taught pitch selection, but I just want my guys to be aggressive on their pitch.
You can let hate, animosity and anger eat away at you, or you can let it go and begin again.
No one is perfect in this world. Forgive people for not knowing better and learn to move on.
It will all work out in the end. You must keep faith in yourself, and leave the rest to God.
When people put my name next to (Babe) Ruth's name it still blows me away. I'm still in awe.
I don't know why, but for some reason I seem to be more popular now than when I was playing.
To play 18 years in Yankee Stadium is the best thing that could ever happen to a ballplayer.
The mini-series 'The Bronx is Burning' thoroughly embarrassed me the way the story was told.
The designated hitter rule is like letting someone else take Wilt Chamberlain's free throws.
Nothing's impossible for Rickey. You don't have enough fingers and toes to count out Rickey.
I always loved playing in New York, where the Yankees fans expect a winning team every year.
It doesn't matter who's in the box. You go after them and get them out the best way you can.
If you played the game the right way, played the game for the team, good things would happen
Parents who wonder where the younger generation is going should remember where it came from.
When you're in the middle of a pennant race, you can't go up there thinking about home runs.
Instead of being a person to whom things happened, I became a person who made things happen.
I hated farm work. I always got stuck with the jobs my father and brother didn't want to do.
I'm not comfortable being that outgoing guy. That's not me. I never used to talk to anybody.
Some people are so busy in learning the tricks of the trade that they never learn the trade.
We all wore a 21 patch that one season as a silent tribute to our deceased teammate Roberto.
The man who pauses on the paths of treason, Halts on a quicksand, the first step engulfs him.
When I take the mound in Yankee Stadium I feel like my stuff is going to be better than ever.
I've always played for the acceptance of my godfather (Willie Mays) and father (Bobby Bonds).
Like anybody else that goes and does their job, there's a way to do your job with excellence.
The bottom line is that any business should be a meritocracy. The best and brightest. Period.
Sympathy is something that shouldn't be bestowed upon the Yankees. Apparently it angers them.
I set records that will never be equaled. In fact, I hope 90% of them don't even get printed.
We have to have great pitching performances from our guys, and we have to take it from there.
I know for a stretch, at least nine years, I was one of the best lead-off hitters in baseball
The greatest untapped reservoir of raw material in the history of our game is the black race.
Pocahontas was the reason the Virginia colony didn't disappear, unlike some earlier attempts.
The oldest pitcher acquires confidence in his ballclub - he doesn't try to do it all himself.
I'm not thinking about my numbers. I'm just trying to do the best I can to help the team win.
This year, I feel strong. I'm looking forward to having my best season in the last few years.
My brother is a scientist. He's a professor at MIT. He brought science fiction into my world.
Do I believe in the concept of Zero Harm? Let's just say I believe that nothing is impossible
There is always a harmonious solution... If you stand back and give yourself time to find it.
I love being a Met. It was my favorite team growing up, so to be a Met to me is very special.
When I first came up, the bullpen was pretty much where they put the guys who couldn't start.
I'd like to get a degree. You ever see the movie 'Back to School?' I'll go back with my kids.
Win or lose, I've been fortunate to be able to pitch deep enough into games to get decisions.
I don't want to spend my whole life watching the sun go down behind the left field bleachers.
Work? I never worked a day in my life. I always loved what I was doing, had a passion for it.
We don't just say this every spring training - 'Playoffs, World Series.' You've got to do it.
Some of my greatest memories were on a little league field. We didn't even have any uniforms.
I speak very highly of Jim Thome. Not only is he a great player, but he's a great individual.
There are three-hundred thousand sportswriters and they're all against me. Every one of them.
What we really need is for me to get hot and stay hot. When I go, this team really takes off.
People need to look at baseball like it has been sent from the heavens, and respect the game.