Human beings are pampered by the Lord. Their real tests don't come until later in life.

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

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.

When we make a mistake, it becomes front-page news. We don't need any reporter telling us how badly we played.

A World Series trophy is a wonderful thing to behold.

I've always been a slave to my heart.

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