I never faced a pitcher with better stuff than Nolan Ryan.

I had dreams of catching the ball for the final out in the World Series and being mobbed by my teammates. Well, I guess all my dreams didn't come true.

But what I'd really like to tell you is I never dreamed of being in the Hall of Fame. Standing here with all these great players was beyond any of my dreams.

You know no one ever accomplishes something like this without a lot of help from good people along the way. And this is certainly true in my case, and I would like to thank some of those people.

You know over 20 years I played for a number of managers and dozens of coaches. I don't know any of them that I didn't learn something from to help make me a better player.

My high school coach was Ray O'Conner. He has coached a lot of players that have signed professional contracts, and many of those have gone on to play in the major leagues.

You know raising a family in the lifestyle of a professional athlete can be very difficult.

I realize now what a great job my wife Michelle did, not only in raising our children, Melissa, Amy, Dustin, and Jenna, but in taking care of me.

And George Brett. I think most people know that George and I have become pretty good friends over the years.

Never sit under a tree waiting for the apple to fall. Climb the tree, grab that apple!When it comes, never be inert and take your time, TIME TO MOVE!

After his blood, that which a man can next give out of himself is a tear.

Sometimes Christian apologists say there are only three options to who Jesus was: a liar, a lunatic or the Lord. But there could be a fourth option - legend.

Heaven wheels above you, displaying to you her eternal glories, and still your eyes are on the ground.

Attitude is the reflection of a person, and our world mirrors our attitude.

It is blasphemy if you pray before God while you are full of anger.

It is difficult to age because society won't let you. People expect you to look how you did at the height of your fame.

The longer one lives, the more one realizes that nothing is a dish for every day.

The next time anyone asks you "What is Bertrand Russell's philosophy?" the correct answer is "What year, please?"

I like the idea of quietly putting music out there and seeing what it does for itself, to let it take it's own life and see if people respond to it, simply because of what it is.