It gave me a second chance. I'd like everybody to have a second chance if they need it, so I'm trying to let people know how important it is to become an organ donor.

Billy (Martin) wasn't afraid of anything.

There were things that would irritate Casey, but trying too hard or getting mad at sitting on the bench weren't among them.

Of course, I didn't tell you about all the times I said I was going to hit one and it didn't happen.

Casey didn't easily forgive a guy who got doubled up on a hit-and-run play. He didn't see any reason why the runner couldn't take a quick glance back toward the plate to make sure the ball was hit safely.

Bravery is a complicated thing to describe. You can't say it's three feet long and two feet wide and that it weighs four hundred pounds or that it's colored bright blue or that it sounds like a piano or that it smells like roses. It's a quality, not a thing.

To get a better piece of chicken, you'd have to be a rooster.