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

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.

Im not an Athlete, Im a ballplayer

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

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.

It was the kiss of a man who had waited years for the moment, and feared that it would never come again.

If you are lying down to give birth, gravity is not helping you. You know, you stand up and, you know, a baby will basically kind of fall out of you, if you keep walking 'round.

You cannot find yourself by going into the past. You can find yourself by coming into the present.

A Sunday school is a prison in which children do penance for the evil conscience of their parents.

If you've been fortunate enough to live out your dream in the profession of your choice, then you have an obligation to send the elevator back down.

True hope is cleareyed. It sees all the difficulties that exist and all the potential for failure, but through that carves a realistic path to a better future.

I'm not sure if the shame/guilt distinction resonates for me. I just know that shame is a debilitating emotion that is perpetuated by Church and State.

Please remember that how you say something is often more important than what you say.

It is found by experience that admirable laws and right precedents among the good have their origin in the misdeeds of others.