But to be the best, you must face the best. And to overcome your fear, you must deal with the best.

I like to be against the odds. I'm not afraid to be lonely at the top. With me, it's just the satisfaction of the game. Just performance.

Everyone in society should be a role model, not only for their own self-respect, but for respect from others.

I don't know if steroids are going to help you in baseball. I just don't believe it. I don't believe steroids can help eye-hand coordination and technically hit a baseball.

Young players need to know how to take care of themselves for life after baseball.

I'm not afraid to be lonely at the top.

My career is an open book, but my life is not.

I don't sign for white people.

I'm clean, I've always been clean.

My life is in shambles. It is crazy. It couldn't get any crazier. I'm just trying to stay sane.

I have a chef who makes sure that I'm getting the right amounts of carbs, proteins and fats throughout the day to keep me at my max performance level.

We're assigned to children who are doomed.

Many who are self-taught far excel the doctors, masters, and bachelors of the most renowned universities.

Money and fame made me believe I was entitled. I was wrong and foolish.

I seem to be able to just sort of sink and slide under the radar, which is nice.

I'm a horrible girlfriend. I always was. I'm great at the beginning, because I can be very romantic.

Whatever has made, or does make, or may make music, should be held sacred as the golden bridle-bit of the Shah of Persia's horse,and the golden hammer, with which his hoofs are shod.

When I makes tea I makes tea, as old mother Grogan said. And when I makes water I makes water.

Curiosity is missing. Curiosity in particular is something that the system, not only the educational system but, the parental... what you do as a parent at home.

We have a plan for a stronger middle class, with the goal of generating 12 million new jobs over the next four years.

As a filmmaker, I get compared to people who have no clue how to do anything, but because of some Internet writing, it looks like they would actually be better filmmakers. I think this is absurd.