When I was coming home from school as a youngster, and I saw my dad's car in the driveway, I would go to a friend's house. I connected my dad being there with fear.

Unless you have bad times, you can't appreciate the good times.

A winner is somebody who goes out there every day and exhausts himself trying to get something accomplished.

A lot of pitchers today are afraid of the ball. Warren Spahn pinch-hit for me when I was a rookie. He hit a sacrifice fly. I couldn't argue. I was 20 years old and just happy to be in the big leagues. And Spahnnie was a good hitter.

I do love the feeling of a big win. But you don't have to have a World Series ring to be a winner. A winner is somebody who goes out there every day and exhausts himself trying to get something accomplished. Being able to get the most from their ability. That's what characterizes a winner.

The fact that somebody is reducing your salary is just telling me they're not satisfied with what you're doing.

Sometimes they say the world rotates a little different for lefthanders.