Does Pete (Rose) hustle? Before the All-Star game he came into the clubhouse and took off his shoes and they ran another mile without him.

I don't feel right unless I have a sport to play or at least a way to work up a sweat.

I think about how a guy mentally prepared himself to do battle, to go out and face the pitcher. I think so many hitters do not know how to get themselves prepared to play or hit against a pitcher. You have to mentally be prepared to hit against all pitchers.

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.

Can I smoke now without someone taking my picture?

I never smile when I have a bat in my hands. That's when you've got to be serious.

Failure will never stand int he way of success if you learn from it.