Baseball for me was instinctive, born within me, given to me as a gift from God.

To me, baseball has always been a reflection of life. Like life, it adjusts. It survives everything.

I've witnessed thousands of superior athletes try to becomes hitters and fail at it.

I eventually became proud of my strikeouts, because each one represented another learning experience.

People like us are afraid to leave ball. What else is there to do? When baseball has been your whole life, you can't think about a future without it, so you hang on as long as you can.

I would always reserve a special place in my heart for Pittsburgh.

I never search for a reason why - I have faith in the Lord's purpose.