I love Boston and I always will. I'll always have terrific memories and great fans here.

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 love surprises - champagne and strawberries, all that pampering, romantic stuff. Guys ought to know how to pamper their women properly.

It was the contemplation of God that created men who were equal, for it was in God that they were equal.

I'm a homebody, but I make people come to me, like, 'Everyone just come over, and we can have fun at my house.' I love to entertain.

The Red Army... swept the native population clean in a manner that has no parallel since the days of the Asiatic hordes.

The reason they call if 'golf' is that all the other 4 letter words were used up.

One who never asks either knows everything or nothing.

The vast waterfall of history pours down, and a few obituarists fill teacups with the stories.

If you believe, if you value and treasure and revere the institution of marriage, then you should want every family unit to be really wrapped in marriage.

The new-school hip-hop generation exists with a mandate to 'keep it real'; this has to do with embracing a hard-nosed truth about the world and letting the chips fall where they may.