You don't face Nolan Ryan without your rest. He's the only guy I go against that makes me go to bed before midnight.

Blind people come to the park just to hear him pitch.

I'm the straw that stirs the drink.

The way things are going the faces on next year's bubble-gum cards will be lawyers.

The only difference between me and those other great Yankees is my skin color.

I have a hard time believing athletes are overpriced. If an owner is losing money, give it up. It's a business. I have trouble figuring out why owners would stay in if they're losing money.

I was reminded that when we lose and I strike out, a billion people in China don't care.