I don't think about goals and records. Competition is what keeps me playing.

When I was a kid, I used to imagine animals running under my bed. I told my dad, and he solved the problem quickly. He cut the legs off the bed.

You can't be afraid to make errors! You can't be afraid to be naked before the crowd, because no one can ever master the game of baseball, or conquer it. You can only challenge it.

Jim Crow was king... and I heard a game in which Jackie Robinson was playing, and I felt pride in being alive

Your bat is your life. It's your weapon. You don't want to go into battle with anything that feels less than perfect

If you're successful in what you do over a period of time, you'll start approaching records, but that's not what you're playing for. You're playing to challenge and be challenged.

The stiffer the penalty, the greater the message is sent.