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

There is no logical reason why girls shouldn't play baseball. It's not all that tough.

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.

What you do with your life and how you do it is not only a reflection on you, but on your family and all of those institutions that have helped to make you who you are.

In playing ball, and in life, a person occasionally gets the opportunity to do something great. When that time comes, only two things matter: being prepared to seize the moment and having the courage to take your best swing.

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.

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.