I'm proud of the fact that I'm the only player to hit a ball completely out of Dodger Stadium.

Oakland revolved around Forbes Field. Nothing in the city could match that atmosphere.

I was bred as an outcast, part Negro and part Seminole, in my early years raised as an Indian.

I've always been a slave to my heart.

To be successful, one must take chances.

I eventually became proud of my strikeouts, because each one represented another learning experience.

When they start the game, they don't yell, "Work ball." They say, "Play ball."

They give you a round bat and they throw you a round ball. And they tell you to hit it square.

Throwing a knuckleball for a strike is like throwing a butterfly with hiccups across the street into your neighbor's mailbox.

Helping someone is what life is all about.

You only have a few years to play this game and you can't play it if you're all tied up in knots.

For all beings within this universal kingdom, their magnetic north rests in genuine mirth.

I built you a sandcastle because you're a princess, but I tore it down because I'm a loser.

To little men, gods send little things.

I love music. I have a fondness for Chopin, and I very much like his 'Raindrop Prelude.'

The first five times that you bang someone and the last million times are two different worlds.

I can be vilified. I can be misunderstood. I didn't come here to be liked. I came here to make a difference.

My tendency to idealize Western civilization arises from my nationalistic desire to use the West in order to reform China. But this has led me to overlook the flaws of Western culture.

I might not know where you are or what you are doing right now, but if you hear my voice will you come to me?

The Native American side was tragic. It's just unbelievable what has happened to them.

The relative property of the Son is to be begotten, that is, so to proceed from the Father as to be a participant of the same essence and perfectly carry on the Father's nature.