What I am, what I have, what I am going to leave behind me - all this I owe to the game of baseball.
There's huge satisfaction in that, but I've got to credit all the doctors and trainers in Cleveland.
When I played, I had a natural ability to jump and run, and I just wanted to get bigger and heavier.
I'm a Major League 3rd Baseman. If you want to go play in parking lot, I'm suppose to stop the ball.
When you struggle, you're going to be a little discouraged. But I never felt like I was overmatched.
I can't change something that I've been all my life. But I can work to express myself and talk more.
Major League Baseball should retire Roberto Clemente's number, just like they did Jackie Robinson's.
As soon as he hit it, I thought I had it. But I lost it when it went into the lights. I did my best.
The impending teacher shortage is the most critical education issue we will face in the next decade.
Sometimes it's more fun to compete with your friends, because you can talk a little trash with them.
I just want the pants and shoes to match - it doesn't have to be a high-end brand for me to wear it.
I've pitched too many innings and pitched too many years - one game doesn't make or break my career.
I'm tired of leaving my wife at home with no nanny and no cook to take care of four kids by herself.
Whenever you get an inflamed tendon, you've got a problem. OK, here's the next pitch to Gene Tendon.
When I retire, I'm going to go home and say, 'I played for what?' You know, if I don't win anything.
The Yankees have better starting pitchers than Arizona. Arizona just has two... the Yanks have four.
You lose, you smile, and you come back the next day. You win, you smile, you come back the next day.
There are more second-, third-, fourth-, fifth- and so on in the big leagues than first-round picks.
When the storm has passed, put your energy into rebuilding your life, don't waste time looking back.
Fishing is a hard job. Fishing at night. Rain. Day, night. You have to be wise and smart. And quick.
Of course, I didn't tell you about all the times I said I was going to hit one and it didn't happen.
Everyone has limits. You just have to learn what your own limits are and deal with them accordingly.
Dick Moss, my agent. Dick became my agent in 1979 when I signed my contract with the Houston Astros.
I believe I have a responsibility that goes along with the money I make. I can help a lot of people.
When I testified in front of Congress, I know that I was testifying under oath and I told the truth.
Some of my finest memories are from my time at the University of Texas. College baseball, I love it.
To pick up the paper and read about yourself getting slammed, that doesn't start your day off right.
I've always looked at myself and criticized myself first, and that's the way I'm always going to be.
Photography is a very forgiving medium. Anybody that can afford film and a camera can make pictures.
I was in the American League for 16, 17 years, and I think it's a really tough league to compete in.
Then there's Johnny Pesky, hit me countless number of ground balls and improved my fielding so much.
To me, baseball has always been a reflection of life. Like life, it adjusts. It survives everything.