I gave out stars whenever an appropriate situation presented itself.
I never did allow anything to keep me from my kids. They're the most important part of my life.
Simple pleasures were all the pleasures that I knew as a child.
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 always said that when it was time to retire, I would know it, and I would just tip my hat to the crowds.