I think of myself as 'catching' the ball with my bat and letting the pitcher supply the power.

I like to be against the odds. I'm not afraid to be lonely at the top. With me, it's just the satisfaction of the game. Just performance.

Everyone in society should be a role model, not only for their own self-respect, but for respect from others.

I don't know if steroids are going to help you in baseball. I just don't believe it. I don't believe steroids can help eye-hand coordination and technically hit a baseball.

Young players need to know how to take care of themselves for life after baseball.

I'm not afraid to be lonely at the top.

My career is an open book, but my life is not.

But to be the best, you must face the best. And to overcome your fear, you must deal with the best.

I don't sign for white people.

I'm clean, I've always been clean.

My life is in shambles. It is crazy. It couldn't get any crazier. I'm just trying to stay sane.

If you live in a country ruled by criminals you'll find it difficult to find justice

Lord, make me a blessing to someone today.

Pressure is a word that is misused in our vocabulary. When you start thinking of pressure, it's because you've started to think of failure.

all night he talks and holds me, all night he loves me slow and careful.

Compassion enables you to reach to the heavens and look through the heart of God.

It is hope, not despair, that undoes us all.

I wouldn't perform in front of the Nazis. I hear they didn't take freedom of speech too well. It would be a fun gig to rip into them, but I don't think the ending would be great for me.

We shouldn't forget that the universe moves with us, is at our back with everything we do.

Every day is like that, eight successive meetings on eight different topics, every one really important and interesting.

Lent comes providentially to reawaken us, to shake us from our lethargy.