The first principle of contract negotiations is don't remind them of what you did in the past - tell them what you're going to do in the future.

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

What made me sign with the Cardinals? Because they used salesmanship, the personal touch.

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.

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

What I try to do is never to hurt anybody else and figure if I don't, then I'm not likely to get hurt myself.

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