You could be a kid for as long as you want when you play baseball.

Leadership isn't about simply being in charge and treating your people like soldiers and barking orders. Leadership is sharing your knowledge and your direction so that others grow and reach their potential.

I love baseball. The game allowed me the influence to impact kids in a positive way. This gives me a chance to talk to some social issues.

I think Nick Markakis is a perennial All-Star, and nobody knows about him. I think people are learning about how good he is.

Get in the game. Do the best you can. Try to make a contribution. Learn from today. Apply it to tomorrow.

Early in my career, I decided I never wanted to get out of shape.

A lot of people think I had such a rosy career, but I wanted to identify that one of the things that helps you have a long career is learning how to deal with adversity, how to get past it. Once I learned how to get through that, others things didn't seem so hard.