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 don't see pitches down the middle anymore - not even in batting practice.

Guessing what the pitcher is going to throw is 80% of being a successful hitter. The other 20% is just execution.

The pitcher has got only a ball. I've got a bat. So the percentage in weapons is in my favor and I let the fellow with the ball do the fretting.

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

I had many, many, many death threats. I couldn't open letters for a long time, because they all had to be opened by either the FBI or somebody.

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