Every time I step up to the plate, I expect to get a hit. If I don't expect to get a hit, I have no right to step into the batter's box in the first ….

Creating success is tough. But keeping it is tougher. You have to keep producing, you can't ever stop..

I'd be willing to bet you, if I were a betting man, that I have never bet on baseball..

Hitting. That's what I enjoy most. Realistically, it's probably the hardest thing to do in all of sport. Think about it. You've got a round ball, a r….

The only way I can't hit .300 is if there's something physically wrong with me..

When people ask me, "Who was the toughest pitcher you ever faced?", I have to say that there has never been a pitcher who over-impressed me. That's n….

I don't smoke. Smoking will hurt you when you try to run out a triple..

A hitter's impatience is the pitcher's biggest advantage..

I've never looked forward to a birthday like I'm looking forward to my new daughter's birthday, because two days after that is when I can apply for r….

Some players you pat their butts, some players you kick their butts, some players you leave alone..

What's the game coming to? Evidently the guys making all these rules never played the game of baseball..

Am I still in uniform? Then I ain't retired..

It's easy to practice something that you are good at, and that is what most people do. Wat's tough is to go ot and to work hard on the things that yo….

Don Gullett's the only guy who can throw a baseball through a car wash and not get the ball wet..

Practice the game the way you're going to play the game. Practice hard and play hard. Run hard and above all else, hustle every moment you're on the ….

You'd be surprised how many shortcomings can be overcome by hustle..

I would think if someone connected to steroids made the Hall of Fame, that would enhance my chances of making the Hall of Fame..

Pressure? Well it ain't hitting in forty-four straight games, because I done that and it was fun. The playoffs are pressure..

I always say, the only time you gotta worry about getting booed is when you're wearing a white uniform. And I've never been booed wearing a white uni….

The thing I would like most to leave behind is to be remembered for trying hard..

Playing baseball for a living is like having a license to steal..