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.

I want my career to be judged by what I did on the field. I appreciate the honors.

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

I think you need optimism. I believe that's incredibly important that you be optimistic that you can do things different and still do them just as well. That's very important to success - just to have a positive outlook. I know it's not easy to do that.

It's not the disability that defines you; it's how you deal with the challenges the disability presents you with.

I worked very hard. I felt I could play the game. The only thing that could stop me was myself.