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 wasn't out drinking and abusing my body. I simply loved to go out and dance.

I've always been a slave to my heart.

If a reporter doesn't like the person he's writing about, it shows up in his article.

Love soothes wounds, while hatred and violence deepen them.

Pittsburgh isn't fancy, but it is real. It's a working town and money doesn't come easy. I feel as much a part of this city as the cobblestone streets and the steel mills, people in this town expect an honest day's work, and I've it to them for a long, long time.

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