I owe the public just one thing - a good performance.

Why do I have to be an example for your kid? You be an example for your own kid.

When I knocked a guy down, there was no second part to the story.

In a world filled with hate, prejudice, and protest, I find that I too am filled with hate, prejudice, and protest.

I could be a real jerk on the days I was pitching.

A great catch is like watching girls go by. The last one you see is always the prettiest.

When I gave up a grand slam to Pete LaCock, I knew it was time to quit.

Rules or no rules, pitchers are going to throw spitters. It's a matter of survival.

It is not something I earned or acquired or bought (the ability to pitch). It is a gift. It is something that was given to me - just like the color of my skin.

My pitching philosophy is simple. I believe in getting the ball over the plate and not walking a lot of men.

Fishing is one of the greatest things that you can do, it has the power to relax you like nothing else and there's nothing quite like the thrill of the catch.

Why people suffer thou the is government. It is because everyone fight into power to take care of themselves than to serve the people in need.

Marry the woman you love

He did what good lawyers always do. He shifted his argument in the direction his audience was already going.

The First Lady is going to be criticized no matter what she does.

The Son of God passed by the mansions and went down in a manger that He might sympathize with the lowly.

Men without joy seem like corpses.

I am lucky to live in Austin, so I can enjoy the live music.

Traditionally, the way deficits have been cut is you hold expenditures more or less constant in real dollars and then let growth come in to fill it up.

Learn to raise capital by any means necessary. That's your primary job as an entrepreneur. You must continually raise capital from family and friends, banks, suppliers, customers and investors.

I still can't believe I'm an Olympic athlete.