I don't think I can play any other way but all out . . . I enjoy the game so much because I'm putting so much into it.

I was scared everyday I put on the uniform.

My problems are all behind me!

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

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.

If anyone stays away (after the 1981 strike), my response is this - those people had no right to ever come to the park, because they aren't true baseball fans.

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