The absolute worst thing a person can say about your pictures is, '"That's nice." It's the kiss of death.

If you keep thinking about what you want to do or what you hope will happen, you don't do it, and it won't happen.

If I were sitting down with George Steinbrenner (to discuss a salary) and based on what Dave Winfield got for his statistics, I'd have to say, 'George, you and I are about to become partners.'

Now this is over thirty years later and the guy said he was that cab driver. He apologized and he was serious. I felt awful. He might have been spending his whole life thinking he had jinxed me, but I told him he hadn't. My number was up.

I no longer have it (desire to play).

I always thought there was at least one person in the stands who had never seen me play, and I didn't want to let him down.

The reason I play so hard is that somewhere out there is some kid who has never seen me play before, and I don't want to disappoint him.