You see people who have been very heavy in their life who have taken that body, trimmed it down, firmed it up through discipline, exercise and being able to say no. Eating properly, that all comes into it.

Promises are empty words if you're not keeping them.

You remember what happened when Eddie Pipp got hurt? A guy named Lou Gehrig took over.

So, when it comes to eating healthy, it's just doing the right thing. And it's not something you have to do 365 days a year, but I think it's something you have to do 25 days a month. Let's put it that way.

Well, after I had the heart attack, it was a very simple choice. What the doctor told me I did and I did it religiously. I ate nothing but lean turkey breast or chicken breast or a piece of fish that was very lean. I mean I stayed away from everything.

What's the difference between a three-week-old puppy and a sportswriter? In six weeks, the puppy stops whining.

I don't believe in living in the past. Living in the past is for cowards. If you live in the past, you die in the past.