Not one day goes by when I don't remind myself of how grateful I am for those who came before me over the last 25 years. When I see players like Mike Schmidt and Johnny Bench, I thank them.

I'm a terrible singer. I feel lucky to play baseball. You can't be gifted in everything.

Enjoy your sweat because hard work doesn't guarantee success, but without it you don't have a chance.

Always follow your dreams, don't let anyone tell you that you can't be something.

Be respectful. Treat people the way you want to be treated. Respect the lowest rank and the highest rank and you'll never get in trouble.

Fear of failure is what fuels me, keeps me on edge and sharp. I'm not as good when I'm comfortable.

I believe a champion wins in his mind first, then plays the game, not the other way around.

I want to be known as Dominican-that's what I am, 100 percent ... I have a duty and responsibility to continue the legacy of Dominicans in baseball.

There is a difference between image and reputation. Image is nice. Reputation is developed over an entire career. Reputation is what I'm searching for.

You can have fun, respect the game and also play it hard. When you have that combination, you're going to put yourself in a position to be successful.

Some things are meant to be and if it was, you will know it.

I have discovered that some people are wealthier than others not because of their superior intelligence but because of their abundant mindset.

Once upon a time Karen saw somebody nobody else could see. She thought to ask an old man: who were you? Once upon a time I thought to dream of medicine. Now I dream of medicine by the sea.

You will always be the answer, when somebody asks me what I'm thinking about.

I never told anyone this before but my Layla is my rain.

A stockbroker urged me to buy a stock that would triple its value every year. I told him, 'At my age, I don't even buy green bananas.'

Society cares for the individual only so far as he is profitable.

For me, it's always been the initial business - just getting a word down, any words down, on a blank piece of paper. Once I've done that, I'm away. Beginning is one half of the deed.

Christ, it's so good to be alive.

The traditions of the dead generations weigh like a nightmare upon the living.

Weapons are an important factor in war, but not the decisive one; it is man and not materials that counts.