In the 8th inning you can't hear the roar of the 9th, all you can do to hold yourself together, and trust.

I hope what people learned from watching me is that just because you do things a little differently doesn't mean you can't do them just as well.

I knew how far a little boy or girl could run with 50 words of reassurance.

I could always throw the ball pretty well and I worked pretty hard at learning how to play the game. But I didn't consider it work as a kid, since I just loved playing baseball.

I had an incredible experience living in New York, playing for the Yankees, to go through all of the things I did, including the no-hitter. It was a very memorable time.

The bible tells us to be grateful in every situation. I am grateful for mine.

I wanted to be like Nolan Ryan. I didn't want to be like Pete Gray...And I don't want kids to be like me because I have one hand. I want kids to be like Jim Abbott because he's a baseball pitcher at Michigan and he won the Big Ten Championship game, and not because I can field a bunt and throw to first.