I played for 18 years, but the only thing that meant anything to me was the World Series.

Competing at the highest level is not about winning. It's about preparation, courage, understanding and nurturing your people, and heart. Winning is the result.

Baseball is a game of life. It's not perfect, but it feels like it is.

The second you think you've arrived, someone passes you. You have to always be in pursuit.

Don't be afraid to fail, encourage your talent, and use your heart. And never be unprepared

A winner is somebody who goes out there every day and exhausts himself trying to get something accomplished.

When we lost I couldn't sleep at night. When we win I can't sleep at night. But when you win, you wake up feeling better

Unless you have bad times, you can't appreciate the good times.

Watching other teams in the World Series is like watching somebody else eat a Hot Fudge Sundae.

I have no problem with cheating. Whatever you can get away with.

If you do the best you can, you never have to look back.

After being on the road so much I want to spend more time with my family who I hear are wonderful people.

When you look into the eyes of an animal you've rescued, you can't help but fall in love.

Just as the ocean is waving so each one of us is a waving of the whole cosmos, the entire works, all there is.

I don't want a pickle, I just want ride on my motorcikle. I don't want to die, I just want a ride on my motorcy........cle.

Worrying about the future is like trying to eat the hole in a doughnut. It's munching on what isn't.

Habits are critical for players. They cannot think and play well at the same time.

I'm trying to incorporate colour into my life. Until recently, everything in my closet was black, white, grey, navy or olive.

My favourite food at the moment is Pasta, “with tons of shaved Parmesan on the side. Not crumbly but like the hunks, you know what I meanwhen you get the thin slices.

People who are always thinking of the feelings of others can be very destructive because they are hiding so much from themselves.

Just because I am alone, does not mean I am lonely. I am not you.