I hate the ballplayer who says, 'I did everything I could have possibly done.' Because if you didn't win it all, you obviously didn't do everything you could have done.

I want people to expect more from me because I expect more. If you don't set goals high, you're not trying.

We can talk about it all we want. But there comes a time when you just have to get it done and quit talking about it. There's been a lot of talk here and not enough doing.

Tarring a highway in 90-degree heat is hard work. This is baseball. Something I love.

Is Coors Field a good park to hit in? Yeah. So are Wrigley Field and Camden Yards. I didn't design Coors Field-I just play there.

I'm not a guy who is going to make a lot of noise. I hope to lead by example.

I have never used steroids. Never.

The reason we are at the ballpark is to win that day's game, and we don't need to be concerned with anything else during the time we are in uniform. It makes things a lot simpler, a lot easier.

I rarely hit home runs in batting practice, and usually when I do feel that good, I'll have a bad game.

I'm very tough on myself. I definitely look at the negative too much.

In order to achieve a higher consciousness, one must get lost in love.

People look for greatness only in the extraordinary and completely overlook the wonder of the ordinary.

I don't read reviews, and I don't include the press as part of my priorities or as part of the world that has any validity to what's really important to me.

Pain is inevitable as long as you are identified with your mind.

Religion is for followers... Followers and puppets.

Joy is something entirely different from pleasure.

We're making a list." "And checking it twice." Edward shook his head.

Kierkegaard was by far the most profound thinker of the last century. Kierkegaard was a saint.

Thank God he wasn't the St. Louis Rams' coach. I have a lot of respect for Coach Dungy and like everyone in America, everyone is entitled to their own opinions.

Blossoming and unfolding are basically the same thing, but blossoming is more romantic.