Show me a guy who's afraid to look bad, and I'll show you a guy you can beat every time.

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.

Competition is what keeps me playing the psychological warfare of matching skill against skill and wit against wit.

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.

I don't have to steal bases. I steal bases because I want to.

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

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