I had an incredible experience living in New York, playing for the Yankees, to go through all of the things I did, including the no-hitter. It was a very memorable time.

It's not the disability that defines you; it's how you deal with the challenges the disability presents you with.

Never allow the circumstances of your life to become an excuse. People will allow you to do it. But I believe we have a personal obligation to make the most of the abilities we have.

Find something you love, and go after it, with all of your heart.

People will tell you that I overcame obstacles? Maybe. But the truth is I was incredibly blessed in my life. More was given than was ever taken away.

The bible tells us to be grateful in every situation. I am grateful for mine.

I believe that challenges can push us beyond what we might otherwise be able to accomplish.

I hope what people learned from watching me is that just because you do things a little differently doesn't mean you can't do them just as well.

In the 8th inning you can't hear the roar of the 9th, all you can do to hold yourself together, and trust.

I knew how far a little boy or girl could run with 50 words of reassurance.

If you keep harping on a disability, then you'll start believing there is one. So I don't.

Life is so short. The only person you hurt when you stay angry or hold grudges is you. Forgive everyone, including yourself.

she hated everything her parents loved

This is the complacency I have run into.

My dad didn't want me to play guitar. He played piano, so I chose that. And I ended up loving it

It is far more difficult to be simple than to be complicated; far more difficult to sacrifice skill and easy execution in the proper place, than to expand both indiscriminately.

I'll let you in on something big: I'm not a white-teeth teen.

It's OK to be wrong; it's unforgivable to stay wrong.

My swing is no uglier than Arnold Palmer's, and it's the same ugly swing every time.

Well, yeah, I sang to some songs on the radio or in the shower.

If we don't have a sense of humor, we lack a sense of perspective