I'm a guy who just wanted to see his name in the lineup everyday. To me, baseball was a passion to the point of obsession.

Take time to thank everyone who has helped you along the way.

He (Hoyt Wilhelm) had the best knuckleball you'd ever want to see. He knew where it was going when he threw it, but when he got two strikes on you, he'd break out one that even he didn't know where it was going.

If your not practicing, somebody else is, somewhere, and he'll be ready to take your job.

I could field as long as I can remember, but hitting has been a struggle all my life.

Pocahontas was the reason the Virginia colony didn't disappear, unlike some earlier attempts

I'll play out the string and leave baseball without a tear. A man can't play games his whole life.