I used to be a mad hitter. And then I learned the longer you wait out the ball, the better you see it. And the better you see it, the harder you hit it. And the harder you hit it, the higher your average is going to be. And the higher your average is, the more money you're going to make.

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.

If a tie is like kissing your sister, losing is like kissing you grandmother with her teeth out.

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

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.

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

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