I go out and play not for the numbers, but for a chance to win and the thrill of playing in front of a packed crowd.

You know, a lot of people say they didn't want to die until the Red Sox won the World Series. Well, there could be a lot of busy ambulances tomorrow.

I'm gaining weight the right way: I'm drinking beer.

I fell in love with Boston, so hopefully, I'll be here for a long time.

I want to be the best leadoff hitter of our time.

My biggest adjustment has been learning not to be afraid to fail.

I wouldn't mind being a hero to a kid. I grew up idolizing players, so I know how important that is for a lot of younger kids.

There's not too many teams that can succeed on and off the field together.

The most important thing is to have fun.

There is no excuse for not catching a ball you can get to.

We all pulled together at the right time, unfortunately, we were down 3-0 to the Yankees when we decided to do it, but we did it. And we shocked the world.

I think the highest and lowest points are the important ones. Anything else is just...in between.

There is only one day left, always starting over: It is given to us at dawn and taken away from us at dusk.

Few suffer more than those who refuse to forgive themselves.

That's your mom, right?" Pathik smiled. "She looks nicer than she did when she was dragging you away the other night.

Documentary is, therefore, an approach, which makes use of the artistic faculties to give vivification to fact - to use Walt Whitman's definition of the place of poetry in the modern world.

Look for Christ and you will find Him, and with Him everything else thrown in

I'll see you later, he says, and as he does, he runs his finger briefly over my wrist. It passes over me like air, and makes me shiver like a kiss.

Poetry is man's rebellion against being what he is.

My look is a cocktail. I'm not as nicely turned out as the french, but I don't care like the English.