I don't think there's any danger of my ever becoming complacent about losing. I always hated to lose, regardless of what it was, even when the family was playing Yahtzee.

Any game could be my last, and any at bat could be my last. I'd hate to think it ended without me giving my best effort.

When he hit it, I knew that it was my ball. But I had to catch it and it seemed like the hardest catch of my life. I said to myself, 'Two hands, just like your dad taught you.'

I feel kind of sorry for those kids who just play one sport growing up.

Since I got to the big leagues, there's been a whole lot of Direct-TV sold in Jamestown. People like to keep up with the local boy.

In the battle of DNAs, your DNA will always win against the DNA of your father.

We hang out, we help one another, we tell one another our worst fears and biggest secrets, and then just like real sisters, we listen and don't judge.

My mother's menu consisted of two choices: Take it or leave it.

I always listen to what I can leave out.

New York City is the place where people come to invent, reinvent, or find the room they need to be who they wish to be.

I have always striven to raise the voice of hope for a world where hate gives way to respect and oppression to liberation.

I don't feel that an atmosphere of debate and total disagreement and argument is such a bad thing. It makes for a vital and alive field.

I want to be the best role model I can be for my family.

A lot of people in this country right now are living with multiple generations under one roof, struggling to make ends meet.

I thought success in show business was everything. It isn't. I don't know what is.