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.

My motto was always to keep swinging. Whether I was in a slump or feeling badly or having trouble off the field, the only thing to do was keep swinging.

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.

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'm sure glad this isn't my home ball park.

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.

Failure is part of success.