There's not too many rich black people in this world.

I like to be against the odds. I'm not afraid to be lonely at the top. With me, it's just the satisfaction of the game. Just performance.

Everyone in society should be a role model, not only for their own self-respect, but for respect from others.

I don't know if steroids are going to help you in baseball. I just don't believe it. I don't believe steroids can help eye-hand coordination and technically hit a baseball.

Young players need to know how to take care of themselves for life after baseball.

I'm not afraid to be lonely at the top.

My career is an open book, but my life is not.

But to be the best, you must face the best. And to overcome your fear, you must deal with the best.

I don't sign for white people.

I'm clean, I've always been clean.

My life is in shambles. It is crazy. It couldn't get any crazier. I'm just trying to stay sane.

We are born. We die. Somewhere in between we live. And how we live is up to us. That’s it.

What we earn isn't our worth. Our worth is so much more

Look for a GOOD NEWS story to tell. This is much better than gossip in increasing morale.

RETRIBUTION, n. A rain of fire-and-brimstone that falls alike upon the just and such of the unjust as have not procured shelter by evicting them.

In August of 1921, one of the great American combinations was unveiled—even better than the peanut butter and jelly sandwich. This fortuitous new blend was radio and baseball.

I'm sorry, I just did a shot

Exceptions are not always the proof of the old rule; they can also be the harbinger of a new one.

I like doing the promotional work. It's part of the film's process. Cannes was very wonderful to premiere.

Just live in the moment and not be afraid to try things out and make mistakes.

Thinking is the hardest work we can do, and among the most important