It took me seventeen years to get three thousand hits in baseball. I did it in one afternoon on the golf course.

Making the majors is not as hard as staying there, staying interested day after day. It's like being married. The hardest part is to stay married.

I never thought home runs were all that exciting. I still think the triple is the most exciting thing in baseball. To me, a triple is like a guy taking the ball on his 1-yard line and running 99 yards for a touchdown.

I've tried a lot of things in the off-season, but the only thing I really know is baseball.

I never doubted my ability, but when you hear all your life you're inferior, it makes you wonder if the other guys have something you've never seen before. If they do, I'm still looking for it.

It took me seventeen years to get three thousand hits in baseball. I did it in one afternoon on the golf course.

On the field, blacks have been able to be super giants. But, once our playing days are over, this is the end of it and we go back to the back of the bus again.