I played because I loved it. It was incredible when they told me they were going to sign me and they were going to give me money.

You've got to play for whoever you play for.

I've been playing baseball since I was four. I've got baseball in my blood. I love baseball.

I don't have pressure on me. I just put pressure on myself to play hard every day.

The fans here, they've been unbelievable. You've got to play hard for them.

I've got to keep working hard and doing what I'm doing.

I'm just going to try to hit the ball hard. If it's going out of the park, that'll be OK.

I don't want last season to be as good as I get.

I always knew I could play, but it wasn't likely to happen in Boston. I'm grateful to the Red Sox for trading me and to the Marlins for giving me the chance.

Everybody can have one great year. I've got to prove I can do it again.

I couldn't sleep knowing I was going to leave my Miami. It's always going to be my home, but it's not the same.

The more loving, kind and simple we are, the more we resemble the God.

Love has only feelings, don't seek meanings.

Well, I don't know, but I've been told the streets in heaven are lined with gold. I ask you how things could get much worse if the Russians happen to get up there first; Wowee! pretty scary!

I've never worked with an actor that I did not like.

I can't believe how blessed I am! I'm married to the most wonderful man, Gene Raymond, whom I'm deeply in love with, and, my career is right where I want it to be. I can live like this forever!

I prefer writing for myself to perform, I guess. But if I had to choose, I'd rather perform in someone's movie than write a movie for someone else.

Always be on the lookout for ways to nurture your dream.

Once a woman parts with her virtue, she loses the esteem even of the man whose vows and tears won her to abandon it.

Insulting the Prophet (Peace Be Upon Him) is like trying to spit at the sun, it will only come back in your face.

The amount of painkillers I was given. Every time I had a pain in my leg I got used to numbing it out.