Everyone has limits. You just have to learn what your own limits are and deal with them accordingly.

You've got to realize that in any competition there is always a winner and loser. When it turns out that you're the loser on a given day, you can be a graceful loser, but it doesn't mean that you're a loser in the sense that you're willing to accept losses readily. Concede that on that day you weren't the best and that you were beaten in competition. But that should make you more dedicated and hard working. It's wrong to accept defeat as a loser. Be graceful about losing, but don't accept it.

And that's what makes this a great game, is the support and the commitment that the fans give the game.

I can honestly say it took two full years for me to get over the fact that I was no longer a baseball player.

Enjoying success requires the ability to adapt. Only by being open to change will you have a true opportunity to get the most from your talent.

I always thought that there was going to be life after baseball, and so I designed that in my life I would have other interests after baseball that I would be able to step into. And I didn't realize the grip that baseball had on me and on my family.

I can't imagine Joe DiMaggio was a better all-around player than Dale Murphy.