I tell kids to have dreams, have goals, and believe in them because if you have any doubt, worry or fear, it will choke the life out of your dreams and goals.

I wouldn't play in Minnesota unless my career was at an end and I had to go to Minnesota to play the game.

I want to hit the ball and I want to get at-bats. The results really dont matter to me.

When I see that little white ball go up, I want to catch it, no matter what. If I have to knock myself silly doing it, so be it.

I just didn't have no edge for baseball. Once special coach Tony Oliva and former Twins coach Al Newman told me what happened, I couldn't function.

People see dark faces out there, and the perception is that they're African American. They're not us. They're impostors.

Spring training is for getting to know your teammates and forming a chemistry. I dont like it.

With faith, I know that everything will be taken care of. Even the difficult times become learning experiences to help make my faith stronger.

I'd rather save a home run than hit one. I've always been like that. Defense is what I pride myself on.

When I rely on my faith, I know God wants to reward and bless me but not because of some great act that I did but because of who He is.

Christ always had a passion for whatever He was doing. That's how I try to define myself as an athlete. That's the example I try to follow.

Use the ruins of your failure to build a bridge to success.

How strange! A dog is more humane than a human is.

Philosophy: A route of many roads leading from nowhere to nothing.

My first Indy 500 was one of my high points. I ended up qualifying fourth and I finished fourth. I had a win in Japan a few years later, and then qualifying for Daytona was great as well.

I'm always searching for a signature sound and melody that resonates with the film and audience and becomes integral to the film, game, or show.

I shudder at the thought of men.... I'm due to fall in love again

I usually have to be home by 10 o'clock and my mom takes my computer away at 10.30pm every night.

Doubts are death. Doubts are the dry rot of life.

It mattered what someone did to allow you to have the forum to do what you're doing.

No one has ever played these endgames with such elegant ease as Capablanca.