Front offices are more interested in players that are far than players that are near.

I think I should be allowed to be only fair, or even mediocre, for a while.

The author says his young son, adopted from South Korea, occasionally burps and says thank you but otherwise is doing all right.

The pitching coach was bugged by the author's technique because he had never seen anyone do it before, and besides, it wasn't the coach's idea.

The author emphasizes the importance of self-forgetfulness when his statistics were marred by a bad outing. He forgot all of that outing to such an extent that he quipped, "What was my name?

The older they get, the better they get when they were younger

High school games would just as big a deal to me as any major league game.

Look around you...Feel the wind, smell the air. Listen to the birds and watch the sky. Tell me what's happening in the wide world.

I may not believe in magic, but I know words have the magical power to change a person or a life in a second.

I never felt that I didn't have a chance to win.

I don't think anybody comes close to The Beatles, including Oasis

It is not enough to want to get rid of one’s sins, we also need to believe in the One who saves us from our sins.

My heart is very much alive and in your hands. Do your best not to destroy it. You are very lucky it isn't it my hands... The only thing I know to do with hearts is incinerate them! Ouch!

My old drama coach used to say, 'Don't just do something, stand there.' Gary Cooper wasn't afraid to do nothing.

The United States can hide behind a facade simply because it is sucking the blood of other people...The Third World people: Africa, Asia and Latin America.

Maybe all crows were just creepy.

Wagyu is something that every meat lover should experience at least once.