A lot of hitters stay away from the plate, some are close up, some are forward, some are back. The thing about hitting is this: You have to know the strike zone. That's the most important thing. Hit strikes and put the bat on the ball.

There is no one correct way to bat, and so of course there is no one correct stance for it.

Hitting is like swimming. Once you learn the stroke, you never forget it.

Get eight hours of sleep regularly. Keep your weight down, run a mile a day.

I love to play this game of baseball. I love putting on the uniform.

I never realized that batting a little ball around could cause so much commotion. I now know how (Charles) Lindbergh must have felt when he returned from St. Louis.

Used to be bats had thick handles and a big barrel. Then they found it's not the size of the bat that gets home runs - it's the speed with which you can swing it.