Momentum is your next day's pitcher.

You can't run a mule in the Kentucky Derby.

It takes time to get the whole package. Freshmen can't be seniors.

You don't lead by lip service, you lead by example.

I knew we were in for a long season when we lined up for the national anthem on opening day and one of my players said, 'Every time I hear that song I have a bad game.'

He represented the Twins , but I think everyone in baseball felt like they were a teammate of Kirby Puckett.

We need our veterans to set an example, like being the first ones there. A veteran is entitled to a bigger paycheck, but not a special set of rules.