My major league debut came at old Busch Stadium on Grand Avenue in St. Louis against the Pittsburgh Pirates.

You've gotta find a way to get out of your own way, so you can progress in life.

So what I did on the field was the essence of what I am. Remember me like that.

Pete Rose came over to the Phillies in '79 and he became the catalyst that helped us to put it all together.

I trained myself to perform on the field.

The final release point for the fastball is the tips of your fingers.

That's the past. I don't agree with retrospect.

Rooting is following, and I don't do that, but I'd like to see the Phillies win because I love Philadelphia.

I threw all my pitches over the top which was important for me because my slider was hard to tell from my fastball at release.

Everything I was, physically and mentally, that's what I put on that field.

I was probably in the best shape of any athlete at the time, but you don't get to pass judgment on yourself.

I am not free while any woman is unfree, even when her shackles are very different from my own.

If you feel something should be changed, start the change with your thoughts and mind-set. Cause you may not change the surroundings but your thoughts will...-Giridhar Alwar

He was sorry for himself as well, for he was doomed to find life and identity in death letters.

You can choose better relationships, better jobs, better places to live, better uses of your time and better ways of treating yourself.

There was about six months when I was absorbing other stuff and not drawing very much. After a long period of not drawing, you have to, like, relearn how to draw. It's not very fun.

I may have got (Paul) Waner out, but I never fooled him.

He landed 10 feet below with a sickening crunch-i'm guessing his enhancements didn't allow him to bounce back up like a ball. we call that a design flaw.

I have a quiet and an artistic side that many people don't know of.

Reducing consumption is imperative, but it's pointless to cut out meat and cars while having lots of children.

Songwriters might write cynical, world-wise lyrics and constantly talk about money, but most of us are downright naive when it comes to business.