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

I never thought we'd ever have a black president. President Obama has done such a tremendous job He just has been unable to get what he needs to be moved at the level it should be moved.

I'm hoping someday that some kid, black or white, will hit more home runs than myself. Whoever it is, I'd be pulling for him.

The triple is the most exciting play in baseball. Home runs win a lot of games, but I never understood why fans are so obsessed with them.

In baseball, there is something electrifying about the big leagues. I had read so much about Stan Musial, Ted Williams and Jackie Robinson. I had put those guys on a pedestal. They were something special. I really thought they put their pants on different, rather than one leg at a time.

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

I am very proud to be an American. This country has so much potential, I'd just like to see things better, or whatever, and I think it will be.