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Any game could be my last, and any at bat could be my last. I'd hate to think it ended without me giving my best effort.
Sometimes when you're fighting, fighting, fighting, the mind needs some time off and you regroup and get back to normal.
I just try to see the ball and hit it. If I get a hit, I get a hit. If I get out, I get out. There's no secret about it.
You may not be able to read a doctor's handwriting and prescription, but you'll notice his bills are neatly typewritten.
Some batters, and good ones too, scoff at the whole theory of place hitting, calling it a myth. They are wrong, however.
There's only one Mark McGwire. The man walked over 160 times. Just think. If he walks 60 times, he might hit 100 homers.
It was fun, having speed and being able to jump. Especially playing football. I played wide receiver and defensive back.
I have a hard time even calling myself a musician, but I still have to be involved in music in some capacity in my life.
The game in St. Louis has been halted in the fourth inning because of rain. I'll bet they have the jacuzzis going there.
I hate the cursed Oriole fundamentals... I've been doing them since 1964. I do them in my sleep. I hate spring training.
I was going as soon as the ball hit the bat, it was lucky that it was a chopper. I just ran and hoped to God I was safe.
In the future, I want to be consistent from Day 1. We're still making adjustments. I still believe that I can be better.
Schools used to fund-raise for luxuries, like a trip to the water slides. Now, we fund-raise for things we have to have.
You will fall many times in life, but you will pick yourself up and become stronger and wiser for each trouble you pass.
If the past is not resolved, future relationships will suffer. Let your heart heal, before you open the door to another.
Do not get angry because others question what you believe, be calm and loving, for anger is the root of a faulty belief.
Let go of resentment, for it will hold you back. Do not worry about what could've been, what is to come is what matters.
Remember you are a different person now than before, you are wiser & stronger for the trials that you have been through.
I love to win, but I love to lose almost as much. I love the thrill of victory, and I also love the challenge of defeat.
I love to win; but I love to lose almost as much. I love the thrill of victory, and I also love the challenge of defeat.
Going on twenty years, I've seen A-Rod getting better in different programs. He's one of the hardest-working guys there.
People are going to make comparisons and they can do that but I'm definitely not going to compare myself to Derek Jeter.
As a ballplayer, I would be delighted to do it again. As an individual, I doubt if I could possibly go through it again.
I don't know if I want to go to New York. They'll have to pay me a lot more money because I like it here in Kansas City.
Inflation is when you pay fifteen dollars for the ten-dollar haircut you used to get for five dollars when you had hair.
I started to crouch because that way I could guard the plate better, and I always wanted to hit .300 in the big leagues.
I'm a musician. I play harmonica for relaxation. A good way to relax and entertain people. An excellent way to have fun.
I do believe that supporting our First Amendment rights and supporting local law enforcement are not mutually exclusive.
I want to get back to my foundation. And my foundation was my mechanics and the way I repeat them in such a dynamic way.
People see dark faces out there, and the perception is that they're African American. They're not us. They're impostors.
I'm definitely not a follower. This is our job. This is what we do. If you're not having fun here, you shouldn't be here.
At the end of the day, I know I'm a good person, so I'm not worried about anything bad that could happen on the Internet.
My focus is to stay up the middle. If I'm a little early I'll hit it to left, if I'm a little late, I'll hit it to right.
I count it an honor to play with some guys that I've watched play on television, and may be in the Hall of Fame some day.
When I was playing, it would be whatever role I wanted. Now it's whatever they ask me to do, which I kind of like better.
As I get older, I just need to continue to make sure I'm staying in peak shape and taking care of my body the best I can.
My job is to make myself available to play to the best of my ability. Mentally, I've got to stay ready to play every day.
I'm no hero. Heroes don't come back. Survivors return home. Heroes never come home. If anyone thinks I'm a hero, I'm not.
Baseball is only a game, a game of inches and a lot of luck. During a time of all-out war, sports are very insignificant.
I signed a very modest $3,000 bonus with the Braves in Milwaukee. And my old man didn't have that kinda money to put out.
I want to play the game hard. I want to ram it down your throat, put you into left field when I'm going into second base.
I never want to look in the mirror and say, 'What if? What if I had run harder? What if I had dived for that groundball?'
I feel like kids in general, not just African-American kids, are influenced by what they see, both positive and negative.
A major league pitching coach is a really difficult job. It takes a big commitment in terms of time, travel and workload.
Baseball is the reason I have my apartment, baseball is the reason I'm on the cover of video game. Baseball is what I do.
You can't be sensitive, because you're going to get criticized. I don't care who you are, you're going to get criticized.
In baseball, you can't kill the clock. You've got to give the other man his chance. That's why this is the greatest game.
Training isn't fun for me. I do it because it's what my body needs, and I have a standard. It's a thing I make sure I do.
I can deal with losing as long as one is trying to win. If you're losing, and you're not trying to win, that is not fair.
Passiveness affects everything. It affects you on the bases and on defense. It affects your thinking. I can't be passive.