"No sport in the world unites people like baseball does."
"I want to thank the good Lord for making me a ballplayer."
Gratitude
"This game is 90 percent mental and 10 percent physical."
"I'll keep on hitting until they pitch one I like."
"Success in baseball is the whole thing. Nothing else matters."
Success
"The way a team plays as a whole determines its success. You may have the greatest bunch of individual stars, but if they don't play together, the club won't be worth a dime."
Leadership
"It's hard to beat a person who never gives up."
Perseverance
"Every strike brings me closer to the next home run."
Motivation
"You just can't beat the person who never gives up."
Courage
"Don't let the fear of striking out keep you from playing the game."
Fear
"The way to make coaches think you're in shape is to drive the cart faster."
Humor
"I swing big, with everything I've got, and I hit big or I miss big. I like to live as big as I can."
Life
"If you're not doing an extra half hour a day on your priorities, then you're sandbagging the organization that's relying on you."
Work
"Never did I think one swing could change my life so much."
Change
"The stat that matters most is the one between your ears - the will to win."
Strength
"I hold a degree of doctor of philosophy from unofficial sources."
Education
"You know, this baseball game is kind of fun."
Happiness
"Yesterday's home runs don't win today's games."
Time
"It ain't over till it's over, even if it looks that way."
Hope
"The greatest thing about tomorrow is that I will be better than I was today."
Dreams
"I always did love a bad ball to hit."
Creativity
"You really shouldn't throw at a man's head. That ain't right."
Justice
"I never learned anything by losing."
Wisdom
"Any dummy can strike out."
Humor
"There's no place in baseball for discrimination. It's our national pastime and we all should play."
"I've always lived a fast life and played hard, but I regret nothing about it."
Adventure
"The way I see it, I'm just a lucky fellow who happened to be born with the ability to hit a baseball."
Gratitude
"I guess every single thing I do, I do in a live way."
"If I'd just tried for them dinky singles, I could've batted around .600."
Motivation
"I'm going out there and the American League pitchers can just tremble."