Disadvantaged kids many times don't have the support network that we all have. I know how important my parents were in my life and many of these kids don't have that support network.

The last thing you want to do is go down in the history of All-Star game competition as the only injury (his nose was broken by Roberto Hernandez) sustained during the team picture.

Different styles work for different guys... If you can handle shortstop and hit, teams will find a way to pencil you into the lineup.

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

As long as I can compete, I won't quit. Reaching three-thousand is not the finish line as long as I can contribute.

I always thought being a gamer and someone who had a sense of responsibility to the game and to my teammates was the honorable thing.

I've felt some great feelings on the baseball field... in front of 50,000 people and millions on TV... but the feeling you get when you give a kid a chance, that is a hundred times greater than that feeling.