I firmly believe that there is a God. I firmly believe that there is a Heaven. And I firmly believe that if you go there, it's gonna be great.

The best possible thing in baseball is winning The World Series. The second best thing is losing The World Series.

My theory of hitting was just to watch the ball as it came in and hit it.

People say you can't go out and eat with your players. I say why not.

Say 'Dodgers' and people know you're talking about baseball. Say 'Braves' and they ask, 'What reservation?' Say 'Reds' and they think of communism. Say 'Padres' and they look around for a priest.

No matter how good you are, you're going to lose one-third of your games. No matter how bad you are you're going to win one-third of your games. It's the other third that makes the difference.

Sometimes, you get too hopped up, too excited, and it works against you.