Play the game right. If you play the game intelligently and execute the fundamentals, you can win.

I smell blood. I'm like a pit bull. Once I taste blood I'm on you .. and I'm about to taste blood.

I just have to come back tomorrow and try again, ... I have to look at the ball and keep swinging.

I've always been a streaky hitter. For the most part, when my home runs come, they come in bunches.

Fear of failure is what fuels me, keeps me on edge and sharp. I'm not as good when I'm comfortable.

Whatever I do, I love to win. I don't care if it's tennis or ping pong, I'll kill myself to win it.

But to be the best, you must face the best. And to overcome your fear, you must deal with the best.

I was very nervous, excited, and happy to be given the opportunity to even be in the major leagues.

You have to face reality some time. But there's no sense in facing it until somebody forces you to.

I know more about UFC than the wrestling circuit. I think everybody's a pretty good guy in the UFC.

What keeps me going? I guess it's just a desire to keep trying to contribute and do things in life.

By far, the best moment of my big league career was when I caught the last out at the World Series.

Ed (Runge), you're the second best umpire in the league. The other twenty-three are tied for first.

I'm blessed with health and energy and passion for the game of baseball, and also to help children.

There's a lot of times that you got to put yourself out there to fail, you can't be afraid to fail.

My favorite movie is Dumb and Dumber. It's a classic and I can pretty much recite the entire movie.

We're so bad right now that for us back-to-back home runs means one today and another one tomorrow.

The Big Hurt describes me perfectly-not as a person, but as a player. It's what I do to a baseball.

I'm trying to be the best baseball player I can, to learn from what I see and get better every day.

I was playing once with the King of Samoa. I asked him what his handicap was. "Six wives," he said.

If I had been white with the things I did, they never would have allowed me to get out of baseball.

I like to see a lot of pitches just to get a feel for being in the batter's box and seeing pitches.

Everyone says the best fans in baseball are here [in Boston] and I can't wait to be a part of that.

Each child comes to us with a message from God and it is our job to help them deliver that message.

Charisma's good every night. Something special is always about to happen. You've got to believe it.

I planned on being successful ever since I was young. To me, this is nothing to be surprised about.

Thoughts and prayers go out to Michael Weiner's family. A great leader and man. Going to be missed.

I almost feel guilty. The physical toll is tremendous. Im exhausted and I only played nine innings.

Life is taking you somewhere, listen to the messages, they will repeat until you follow their call.

The Indians are a marginal people in Guatemala just like I am a marginal person in the first world.

I touched Roger's bat and held it to my heart. My bat will lie next to his. I'm damn proud of that.

Baseball was a chapter in my life, and now I'm excited to start another chapter as a hitting coach.

Switch-hitting is one of the greatest things in the world and one of the worst things in the world.

Who would people rather see, a real hitter hitting home runs or a pitcher swinging a wet newspaper?

You might as well go in and start getting dressed. I'm going to hit his first pitch for a home run.

I had six good years and one bad one, and everyone was wondering whether I'd have a good one again.

If I could even do that [playing] in a softball league, I would never miss anything about baseball.

I like pasta; it's pretty good. I'll even substitute wheat pasta in there and make it more healthy.

I hope that people look at my whole career and appreciate that I've given everything that I've got.

My life was on the line here and my career and everything I worked for, it was hanging by a thread.

In this lineup, anywhere I hit, I don't care. I always go out there and swing the bat the same way.

On Jose Gonzalez changing his name to Jose Uribe: 'He was definitely the player to be named later.'

The Giants are looking for a trade but I don't think Atlanta wants to depart with a quality player.

A neighbor will stand at your door talking for 20 minutes because she doesn't have time to come in.

My situation is different from Mark's. I'm not looking for home runs, I'm looking for the playoffs.

Work like you don't need the money. Love like you've never been hurt. Dance like nobody's watching.

I hope I haven't reached a pinnacle...I hope there's something more for me in baseball and in life.

All managers are losers, they are the most expendable pieces of furniture on the face of the Earth.

Catching a fly ball is a pleasure, but knowing what to do with it after you catch it is a business.

Think about each pitch like you think about women, then select one which is particularly appealing.

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