Once you realize how good you really are, you never settle for playing less than your best.

Home run hitters strike out a lot.

Every hitter likes fastballs, just like everybody likes ice cream. But you don't like it when someone's stuffing it into you by the gallon. That's what it feels like when Nolan Ryan's thrown balls by you.

After Jackie Robinson the most important black in baseball history is Reggie Jackson, I really mean that.

Once you realize how good you really are, you never settle for playing less than your best.

Fans don't boo nobodies.

Hitting is better than sex.