Close don't count in baseball. Close only counts in horseshoes and grenades.

Be anything you want to be, but don't be dull.

I always tried to do the best. I knew I couldn't always be the best, but I tried to be.

Pitchers did me a favor when they knocked me down. It made me more determined. I wouldn't let that pitcher get me out. They say you can't hit if you're on your back, but I didn't hit on my back. I got up.

At least when it's in French, I won't know what the heck they're saying.

I haven't seen a player in this game, as long as I've been in it, that can't be pitched to... Barry is an outstanding ballplayer. I respect him an awful lot. I also have confidence in my pitchers that they can pitch to Barry Bonds and get him out.

I don't see why you reporters keep confusing Brooks (Robinson) and me. Can't you see that we wear different numbers.