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The man who didn't want his wife to work has been succeeded by the man who asks about her chances of getting a raise.
Everyone would like to play in their hometown, but right now I like Cincinnati, I like the way it's going. I'm happy.
I have only a relatively tiny gap of being at my best, in my prime. And I want to make a difference during that time.
If you're a doctor or a lawyer or teacher, if you only get three things right out of 10, you're considered a failure.
If Rose's streak was still intact, with that single to left, the fans would be throwing babies out of the upper deck.
Bob Davis has his hair differently this year, short with curls like Randy Jones wears. I think you call it a Frisbee.
My mom told me to hang around with the right people. That's what I've been doing. Just taking it easy and having fun.
The mark of a good hitter is someone who hits the ball hard, often. And if you run into a few home runs, that's fine.
The answers you seek never come when the mind is busy, they come when the mind is still, when silence speaks loudest.
Every day you must unlearn the ways that hold you back. You must rid yourself of negativity, so you can learn to fly.
A lack of love is the cause for most problems in life, when love is missing, nothing can flourish, only pain thrives.
Your bat is your life. It's your weapon. You don't want to go into battle with anything that feels less than perfect.
If I could do it over, I'd want to come up to the big leagues like Mike Trout. He's exciting and I like watching him.
It's always, 'No matter what the outing is, you can always find a way to be a better pitcher.' No matter what you do.
Ralph (Houk) brought out the best in everybody, and that included me. I consider myself lucky to have played for him.
Put the right pitching mechanics together with good health, and there's nothing surprising about lasting a long time.
Baseball is about talent, hard work, and strategy. But at the deepest level, it's about love, integrity, and respect.
Coming up through high school, coaches would tell me not to swing so hard. It's the only way I know. It just happens.
I listened to all types of music, and obviously when I got to Seattle I was very much aware of the music scene there.
When you take a pitch and line it somewhere, it's like you've thought of something and put it with beautiful clarity.
I never was for telephones. Just don't like them, that's all. Anybody wants to talk to you, they can come to see you.
I want to be the horse in the rotation that everybody can really rely on and is going to get that consistent starter.
You can have the best team in baseball, and if nobody goes through the turnstiles, you've got to shut the doors down.
North Dakota is a great state. Everybody is real supportive up there. I couldn't ask for a better place to call home.
That's what perseverance is. You go through some tough times and you fight through it. And now, it's over. It's over.
The best recommendation for an umpire in the old days was: "He licked somebody in the Three-I League. He ought to do.
I get on base by making good contact with the ball. But whenever I hit a home run, I'm as surprised as everybody else.
When my Yankee career is over I'll play anywhere, but I'm positive that I'll never find a team quite like the Yankees.
When things happen to you in the worst way, you live with it, you go over it, you think, 'What else could I have done?
Casey Blake (a former Minnesota Twin, now with the Indians) is a good friend of mine, I'd like to see the Indians win.
I've learned over the years that it doesn't matter where you pitch in the rotation. For me, preparation is everything.
The flying? I'm not worried about it. I'm safe up there. I feel very comfortable with my abilities flying an airplane.
On the days I'm pitching, it's almost a coin flip as to know if the guys behind me are going to be there to play 100%.
People love to say we get paid a lot of money to play a game, but it stopped being a game when you start getting paid.
I don't really see myself getting a Twitter account. Nothing against it. I get it. I especially get it for businesses.
Mathematics-a wonderful science, but it hasn't yet come up with a way to divide one tricycle between three small boys.
When you're a first-round pick and you get to the big leagues at 22, there's almost a sense that you've got to mature.
I don't think I can play any other way but all out . . . I enjoy the game so much because I'm putting so much into it.
I could have played another year, but I would have been playing for the money, and baseball deserves better than that.
Not many people get to the major leagues and succeed right away. There are some struggles. Everyone seems to struggle.
Regardless of where you're pitching, regardless of what goes on before or after your game, you still have to be ready.
I was under the impression I had signed a three-year contract. I want to be back. I expect to be back. I will be back.
Taking the GED and moving on to my dream of playing baseball was what I wanted to do, and my mom and dad supported me.
I believe I'm a middle-of-the-order hitter capable of driving in runs. If I stay healthy, I'll get back to that level.
When you judge someone on their appearance or first words, you miss the opportunity to understand another human being.
Before you look to blame another, look within yourself, for at some point you have not listened to your own instincts.
When the world makes no sense, go inside yourself, and listen carefully to your needs, until you understand once more.
Be patient. Life will offer you another chance as soon as you find calm within, for abundance is born out of calmness.
Bitterness is a result of clinging to negative experiences. It serves you no good, and closes the door to your future.
I have had to tell my son, my parents, my friends that I used steroids. It's been very hard. It's been very difficult.