Some things are meant to be and if it was, you will know it.

Looks aren't the number one thing. They have to have class, intelligence, then looks. If I was the ugliest SOB in the world it would be a lot easier.

I've done a lot of special things in this game, and for none of that to be considered clutch, it's an injustice.

There's no place like New York. And I found out that until you go through it for a season, you really don't know it.

I truly believe my job starts the minute I leave the baseball field. Going out and catching ground balls and hitting, that's a job, and that's what I've wanted to do ever since I was a kid. But when you think about leaving that field, that's when the job and the demands really start. In New York, Seattle, every city. The community, the media, business stuff. You have to stay on a narrow path.

We have a responsibility not just as atheletes, but as members of society to treat people well. To do things the right way.

Not one day goes by when I don't remind myself of how grateful I am for those who came before me over the last 25 years. When I see players like Mike Schmidt and Johnny Bench, I thank them.