That's basically what I'm doing when I'm tapping them - getting my toes to the end of my shoes.

When I go home my mother still makes me take out the garbage.

I love the game of baseball.

People expect you to play your best, so I go through a routine to prepare myself so that I know I'm physically and mentally ready - prepared for the game.

I feel good, and the way I determine it is through my workout. I work so hard in the offseason that if I'm able to do everything I have to, I figure I must be healthy.

You know it as soon as you walk in Yankee Stadium. The electricity is there every time, every day.

You can't hit without your hands.

Get an education because no one can take that away from you.

One of my superstitions is I'm not allowed to talk about them.

All players are their own worst critics. We are harder on ourselves than anyone else is.

People ask me if my shoes were too small when I was a kid and I say it wouldnt matter how fight my shoes were, I just liked that feeling of them being in there. Thats how I started tapping my toes.

A learning experience is one of those things that says, 'You know that thing you just did? Don't do that.

Riley : "Do you want to claw at me, kitty-cat? Come on."Mercy: "Sorry, I don't beat defenseless puppies.

That's the most important thing. If I keep reading, maybe I can hold my own.

The way to preserve the peace of the church is to preserve its purity.

I do take class because I still dance, and yes, I do slip into class with the Royal Ballet from time to time.

You can't defend the indefensible. Anything you say sounds self-serving and hypocritical.

Value all books in proportion as they are agreeable to Scripture. Those that are nearest to it are the best, and those that are farthest from it, and most contrary to it, the worst.

Remember, when something leaves your life, God is making room for something much better to enter! Get ready!

I never thought too highly of anyone foolish enough to take on the nickname of a life-destroying dope product and promote such family-destroying conduct on stage.

If one thinks only of winning, a sordid victory will be worse than a defeat. For the most part, it becomes a squalid defeat.