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.

The only way I'm going to get a gold glove is with a can of spray paint.

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

I couldn't quit, because of all the kids, and the blacks, and the little people pulling for me. I represent both the underdog and the overdog in our society.

A baseball swing is a very finely tuned instrument. It is repetition, and more repetition, then a little more after that.

Babe Ruth was great. I'm just lucky.

October: that's when they pay off for playing ball.