He said I couldn't do (off the field) what I did when I was 23 or 24, and I paid attention to him. Damn it, I got a trainer and went to spring training in the best shape of my career and in 1985 had the best season I ever had and we won the World Series. Before that, I didn't know how long I was going to play. That talk with Mr. Fogelman was the most inspiring talk I ever had with anyone.

He looks like a greyhound, but he runs like a bus.

If I stay healthy, I have a chance to collect 3,000 hits and 1,000 errors.

Don't try to be a hero. Try to be a winner.

A woman will be elected President before Wade Boggs is called out on strikes. I guarantee that.

I was three over. One over a house, one over a patio, and one over a swimming pool.

I could have played another year, but I would have been playing for the money, and baseball deserves better than that.