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Early practice is vital so that performances became totally ingrained and flow from the subconscious.
Awards mean a lot, but they don't say it all. The people in baseball mean more to me than statistics.
Playing for the Kansas City Monarchs was like my school, my learning, my world. It was my whole life.
When things are said and done, I always want to be remembered as a great teammate and a great player.
I don't feel my best right now, but at the same time, I'm not trying to find any excuses or anything.
If you're playing for the Kansas City Royals about all you can do is beat your head against the wall.
Like me or don't like me, I'm not going to adjust my behavior, just to gain a few more positive fans.
Sometimes I just stand on the beach and look at the water, and Cuba feels so close it's unbelievable.
I might go 0 for 4 in a game, but I still had a chance to help the team by making plays in the field.
You will understand why when you look back, the answers are rarely given in the middle of the lesson.
You must channel your energy towards what you love, for what you love is the foundation of your life.
Your life is a product of your thoughts, what you think about all day becomes the basis of your life.
You can't listen to what people say about you. If you do, you're never going to get anywhere in life.
Everyone wants to criticize my mechanics, but maybe I've got good mechanics that make the ball go up.
If I can execute pitches and keep the ball out of the middle of the plate, I know I can have success.
I've got a high-school swing. I know that. But you know what? It's good enough to get a ball in play.
Forget the veterans. They havent told me anything, and they better not come tell me anything, either.
When we get in late and the only thing open is fast food, it can be tough to maintain a healthy diet.
Oakland is home, and you always want to go home. Anytime you get the chance, you're happy to go home.
If I would be happy, I would be a bad ballplayer. With me, when I get mad, it puts energy in my body.
I feel that I was a good all-around player, I had good speed, a good arm and could play the outfield.
You gotta be a man to play baseball for a living, but you gotta have a lot of little boy in you, too.
There was Shawon Dunston and Mark Grace, and together we were a double play combination for ten years
Computers will never take the place of books. You can't stand on a floppy disk to reach a high shelf.
Occasional kindness does not cancel out cruelty. Hitting is never acceptable under any circumstances.
With women you don't have to talk your head off. You just say a word and let them fill in from there.
If you tell a lie, always rehearse it. If it don't sound good to you, it won't sound good to anybody.
Every night, I try to hustle and do what I can do. And when you hit a ground ball, you should hustle.
I wasn't quite sure how a player got to the big leagues. As far as I knew, he was just there one day.
I've discovered there is another life besides baseball. You have to be balanced to be a happy person.
I might be shy, but in the field, where I have to do my work, I do it. I let my bat speak for myself.
The best hitting advice I ever got was: Keep your eye clear and hit 'em where they ain't; that's all.
I eventually became proud of my strikeouts, because each one represented another learning experience.
This game is very humbling and you have to take it one pitch at a time, one day at a time and compete.
Anyone can forget about talent, but if you're a good person, your name will be remembered a long time.
You get to a point where you get tired of being stupid and selfish and not being honest with yourself.
In 83 I thought we were going to go all the way. We had Roy Smalley, and Steve King, and good players.
I love what I do. That's one of the reasons I've stayed. I love the community; I love driving to work.
Every day that goes by and we don't win a ballgame, that's a missed opportunity for us to battle back.
This is normal, to have pressure. It's how you respond. Take the pressure, use the pressure, have fun.
I think science is about the search for God; it just comes at it from a different angle than religion.
Regardless on winning the Cy Young, I have one goal that never changes, and that's to win every start.
I want to be on that team that wins the world championship here in Chicago and sees the city go crazy.
Pitchers are smart. They know they are much better off if they mix things up and keep you off-balance.
Renko has just about had it. Pretty soon somebody will come out of the dugout with a fork and get him.
Probably the best thing that happened to me was going nuts. Nobody knew who I was until that happened.
Acting is really not what I'm interested in. I'm not an aspiring actor and you should be able to tell.
The world will end before there is another .400 hitter. . . . I think that was mentioned in the Bible.
I sort of missed one big thing, to touch first base. I hope I didn't act foolish, but this is history.
I think baseball is a very fine game, and you have to enjoy it. You have to go out there and have fun.