There are always distractions, if you allow them.

To me, there is no more conscientious umpire in the Major Leagues than Jim Joyce. He gives you a hellacious effort every time.

Just because you're down to your last strike, you're not out yet. You can always do more. You'll always have more at-bats to take. That's true in baseball, in rescuing animals, and in life generally.

Being involved in competition is a privilege and an opportunity. Seek to make the most of that opportunity by pushing yourself to the limit of your abilities. When it is over, you will have earned the respect of your opponents, your coaches, and yourself.

Pressure comes when someone calls on you to perform a task for which you are unprepared.

In the end, as a manager or coach, you have to keep your heart pure and do your best as a manager or a coach.

The game has never seen a better catcher than YADIER MOLINA.