I remember my rookie hazing. It wasnt fun.

To be a small town kid from Hialeah, Fla., pitching in Miami and representing Team U.S.A., that says it all. It's a kid's dream. Don't pinch me. I don't want to wake up.

I couldn't throw a knuckleball if my life depended on it.

It's an honor to represent a Latin culture.

I'm definitely not a "Fast and a Furious" guy.

I'm Cuban-American, everybody says. I have a Cuban background, Cuban blood.

I remember when I started off, my first car was a Kia Spectra. With a spoiler kit and some rims.

At 19, I was still figuring out how to throw a fastball.

I've never used performance-enhancing drugs of any kind, and I never will. I've never met or spoken with Tony Bosch or used any substances provided by him. Anything said to the contrary is a lie.

I do stand up sometimes out of anger. Sometimes the greatest stuff comes from a dark place.

A surgeon is surrounded by people who are sick, discouraged, afraid, embittered, dying - but also courageous, loving, wise, compassionate and alive.

I hadn't really thought about the kind of music I wanted to make. I was just making raps and stuff. I thought that was the coolest thing in the world.

There is no burden of the spirit but is lighter by kneeling under it.

Walk by faith. God will open the way. When there is no way, He will open the way.

The true secret to seeking the unknown is in the looking, not the finding. The journey is what matters.

I see myself as a roving mosquito, choosing it's target.

There will be no end to angling controversies for there is no one best way for everyone to fish.

I am convinced that love is the most durable power in the world. It is not an expression of impractical idealism, but of practical realism.

A virtuous man concentrates on his own work, not that of others.