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

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.

What's cool about baseball is you don't have to see someone for years, but when you see them, you just hustle up and give them a big hug. Those friendships endure.

If you keep harping on a disability, then you'll start believing there is one. So I don't.

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

My advice is that you go and do something that you are really driven to do. I loved to play baseball and, because I loved it, I practiced it. Some of us have limitations, but if you are passionate about something and if you have the drive, then you can accomplish it.

I always wanted to be a shortstop so I could play more often!