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I don't understand some people, using biblical terms to criticize me when this is just a game.
Hideki Irabu had a very good curveball. Just a straight up and down, swing-and-miss curveball.
I went out there and played as hard as I could because that's the only way I know how to play.
I'm not some person who wants to be treated as a superstar and won't go out and help the team.
If you don't control your emotions, your emotions will control your acts, and that's not good.
My greatest memories as a kid were playing sports with my dad and watching sports with my dad.
I have sensitive skin, so I don't use regular razors. The Yankees make us stay cleanly shaven!
A team is where a boy can prove his courage on his own. A gang is where a coward goes to hide.
Because the players knew that if Billy asked them to jump off a roof, he'd jump off with them.
I'm proof that great things can happen to ordinary people if they work hard and never give up.
Anytime you put a baseball player in a suit and take him out of his element its uncomfortable.
Jay Z got Cano a big raise, but he got him an extra 30-day vacation - and it's called October.
I get accused of talking about records. But it's the guys who interview me who ask about them.
I can't tell you how excited I am to be a part of an organization that's committed to winning.
No. No, no, no, no, Blyleven wasn't even the dominant pitcher of his era - it was Jack Morris.
I never want to quit playing ball, They'll have to cut this uniform off me to get me out of it
The Crawfords played everywhere, in every ballpark. And we won, won like we invented the game.
I grew up in a very culturally diverse area of America and I am very proud to come from there.
My father-he pretty much taught me everything I know. He still pushes me to be the best I can.
I had 12 years under my belt of baseball at the amateur level before I got to the big leagues.
I'm not going to manage again. I'm going to work for a team someday. But it won't be managing.
Spring training is for getting to know your teammates and forming a chemistry. I dont like it.
I have the faith that even at my lowest points, there will come a silver lining through faith.
I always liked Casey Stengel as a manager because he seemed to have a grasp of so many things.
I was bred as an outcast, part Negro and part Seminole, in my early years raised as an Indian.
They give you a round bat and they throw you a round ball. And they tell you to hit it square.
I'm proud of the fact that I'm the only player to hit a ball completely out of Dodger Stadium.
There are a lot of things I want to accomplish in this game. Winning is right there at the top.
My mother's the most special person in my life ... I consider her my MVP: Most Valuable Parent.
I swing big, with everything I've got. I hit big or I miss big. I like to live as big as I can.
My life is in shambles. It is crazy. It couldn't get any crazier. I'm just trying to stay sane.
I could learn how to press 'Record' on a tape recorder and write for a newspaper or a magazine.
When you go through growing pains and learning experiences, it makes you tougher down the road.
This is my best time of the year (spring training). Heck, once the season starts, I go to work.
I could throw pretty hard. I might strike out 16 guys, but I might walk 10. I mean, I was wild.
Sometimes I think sportsmanship is a little bit forgotten in place of the individual attention.
Being elected to the Hall of Fame is about your career pretty much and your impact on the game.
And if I have my choice between a pennant and a triple crown, I'll take the pennant every time.
The '70s were a time of turmoil and turnover. But I grew up here. I always wanted to play here.
When the butterflies in my stomach, when those leave, then I know it's probably time to retire.
I'd often wondered what would I do if I were ever traded, because it happened many, many times.
I think I've earned a certain level of respect, based on my accomplishments and my consistency.
I am human, when people write bad stuff about me it bothers me, but I know that will never end.
When you put a lot of hard work into one goal and you achieve it, that's a really good feeling.
Everyday people don't understand what he did for everybody and anybody who wore a Twins jersey.
Nothing is as embarrassing as watching your boss do something you assured him couldn't be done.
I come from good stock. Both of my parents are big - my dad is a big guy; my mom is a big lady.
A woman will be elected President before Wade Boggs is called out on strikes. I guarantee that.
It's baseball. You've got to be the same guy every day, no matter if you go 4-for-4 or 0-for-4.
What has benefited me the most is learning I can't control what happens outside of my pitching.