To succeed in baseball, as in life, you must make adjustments.

Talk to people. Go another way. Don't kill yourself. It ain't worth it and I'm a great example. No matter how bad it seems at the time, work your way through it. Who knows how your life is going to turn out?

Why should I stretch? Does a cheetah stretch before it chases its prey?

This is something I dreamed about as a little kid, being back in my hometown (Cincinnati) where I watched so many great players.

To succeed in baseball, as in life, you must make adjustments.

The other guys, all they have to do is use their big butts and big python arms to hit homers. Me, I'm the little guy in the group. People always root for the little guy.

He's (Jack McKeon) been around baseball for twenty-plus years. He knows what it takes to be a manager. I hope he gets the chance.