It isn't hard to be good from time to time in sports. What is tough, is being good every day.

I remember the last season I played. I went home after a ballgame one day, lay down on my bed, and tears came to my eyes. How can you explain that? It's like crying for your mother after she's gone. You cry because you love her. I cried, I guess, because I loved baseball, and I knew I had to leave it.

In order to excel, you must be completely dedicated.

I was very blessed with a good body. Never got hurt. Never was in the hospital. The only time I was in the hospital was when I would get exhausted a little bit, and go in for a check-up or something.

I don't mean to be bashful, but I was

When I got to professional ball I used to play 150 games every year. It depends on how many games there was.

I don't rate them, I just hit them.