Im not an Athlete, Im a ballplayer

I'm not an athlete. I'm a professional baseball player.

I try to dumb down out there. They tell you to stay within yourself, so that's what I do. Mentally, I'm not gonna out-think myself too often.

If you're playing for the Kansas City Royals about all you can do is beat your head against the wall.

My wife told me I'm not as disgusting to her as I used to be.

You hear players, media people, say that it's tough to play in Philly in front of these fans, to those people I say: you didn't have the guts to succeed here!

I would think I drive most hitting coaches crazy. During one single at-bat I used six different stances on six pitches. Oh yeah, I also struck out. So what do I know?

Too many managers manage by what the postgame press conference is going to be.

God will not permit any troubles to come upon us, unless He has a specific plan by which great blessing can come out of the difficulty.

A deep soul lives in conscious awareness of eternity, not simply today.

But I came from a conservative Republican background.

Sincerity is that whereby self-completion is effected, and its way is that by which man must direct himself.

What you create doesn’t have to be perfect. So what if the eggs are greasy or the toast is burned? Don’t let fear of failure discourage you.

A long summer always meant a long winter to come.

A glass is good, and a lass is good, And a pipe to smoke in cold weather; The world is good, and the people are good, And we 're all good fellows together.

Something has happened where you almost never grow up in America. Maybe it's the greater wealth.

We are proud to have with us the poet lariat of Chicago.

First be effective and then be efficient.