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My ability to throw a baseball was a gift. It was a God-given gift. And I am truly appreciative of that gift.
I can honestly say it took two full years for me to get over the fact that I was no longer a baseball player.
I threw a lot of balls and walked a lot of batters. Not something I'm proud of, but something I learned from.
I'm human and I've played my butt off for ten years. I'm not a loafer, I'm not a jerk, I'm a baseball player.
Baseball is a lot like life. The line drives are caught, the squibbles go for base hits. It's an unfair game.
YOU CAN HAVE ALL THE TALENT IN THE WORLD, IT'S NOT GONNA GET YOU THROUGH... IT'S WHAT YOU HAVE IN YOUR HEART.
I actually don't think that I have a problem playing for managers. But history, people might think otherwise.
What I try to do is never to hurt anybody else and figure if I don't, then I'm not likely to get hurt myself.
Nobody wants to lose. But I don't care what my win-loss record is. At the end of the day, I don't look at it.
In the end, as a manager or coach, you have to keep your heart pure and do your best as a manager or a coach.
It was so much fun working with these young kid actors. We had a great time and those kids are truly amazing.
I see a lot of people who love their jobs. I see some garbage collectors smiling as they go about their work.
I found myself in a race with Mother Nature to play as much baseball as I could before she forced me to stop.
Customs form us all, our thoughts, our morals, our most fixed beliefs; are consequences of our place of birth.
Going to a new team is like going to a new high school. Nobody knows you. It's a chance to rebuild your image.
A lot of people said I could be a good player. I just wanted the opportunity to show it. I just let it happen.
My dad, since I was growing up, has always taught me that I need to keep my mouth shut and just play baseball.
The one thing is the more I play second base, the more I can work on the intricate movements of that position.
You want to be comfortable, but it's also good to stay on your toes, especially in the midst of a long season.
I make fun of situations and try and find the humor in things, but it's never at the expense of the other guy.
My approach to every game was to try to erase the games that were before and try to focus on the game at hand.
As far as control and stuff is concerned, I never had any more in my life than for that All-Star game in 1934.
New Zealand totally rejects Japan's proposals to double the number of whales slaughtered in the Southern Ocean
I want to win as much as anybody. But what am I supposed to do? Go cry in my apartment for the next two weeks?
Any way I can produce runs and keep runs off the board for the other team, that's what I'm going to try to do.
I got back to my hometown, and everyone is like, "I wish I could retire at 39." So they put it in perspective.
I could have rolled the ball up there against Musial, and he would have pulled out a golf club and hit it out.
Leadership can be defined in one word - honesty. You must be honest with the players and honest with yourself.
Trips are part of humanity. Emigration is a part of humanity. And it's ever more dynamic due to globalization.
If you pick up a golfer and hold it close to your ear, like a conch shell, and listen, you will hear an alibi.
Home runs usually come in bunches for me. If I'm feeling good and I'm on time, I can drive the ball even more.
I found out early in life that I could hit a baseball farther than most players and that's what I tried to do.
If $85 million is not enough to take care of my family and other generations of my family, then you’re stupid.
Sunday is Senior Citizens' Day. And if you want to become a senior citizen, just call the Padre ticket office.
You can't win if nobody catches the ball in the outfield. You're only as good as the team you have behind you.
Jim Crow was king... and I heard a game in which Jackie Robinson was playing, and I felt pride in being alive.
I've heard about my size all my life. It makes you work that much harder. It's gratifying to prove them wrong.
The way I pitch is the way I pitch. I'm not going to change my overall philosophy. I'll just go out and pitch.
You never stay the same - as a pitcher, as an athlete. It doesn't matter what you do, you never stay the same.
After they remodeled Yankee Stadium I didn't feel that the ghosts were there anymore. It just wasn't the same.
When I hit a home run I usually didn't care where it went. So long as it was a home run was all that mattered.
The first thing you do when you get out to center field is put up your finger and check the wind chill factor.
You mix two jiggers of Scotch to one jigger of Metrecal. So far I've lost five pounds and my driver's license.
I was diagnosed with diabetes at age 18. I didn't know what it was, so I went to the library and looked it up.
In many instances, marriage vows would be more accurate if the phrase were changed to 'Until debt do us part'.
Two things help to keep one's job. First, let the boss think he's having his own way. Second, let him have it.
I've got a lot of years to live after baseball and I would like to live them with the complete use of my body.
With everything going on in the world I really just want what is best for everyone regardless of who they are.
If you put a baseball and other toys in front of a baby, he'll pick up a baseball in preference to the others.
When we make a mistake, it becomes front-page news. We don't need any reporter telling us how badly we played.