When they knock you down, you not only have to get up, but you have to make it clear that you won't be knocked down a second time.

The three-thousand hitting thing was the first time I let individual pressure get to me. I was uptight about it. When I saw the hit going through, I had a sigh of relief more than anything.

I think about baseball when I wake up in the morning. I think about it all day and I dream about it at night. The only time I don't think about it is when I'm playing it.

The race doesn't always belong to the swift nor the battle to the strong. It belongs rather to those who run the race, who stay the course and who fight the good fight.

Anything less would not have been worthy of me. Anything more would not have been possible.

And if I have my choice between a pennant and a triple crown, I'll take the pennant every time.

I loved the game - I loved the competition. But I never had any fun. All hard work - all the time.

I came to love Fenway. It was a place that rejuvenated me after a road trip; the fans right on top of you, the nutty angles. And the Wall. That was my baby, the left-field wall, the Green Monster.

You don't always make an out. Sometimes the pitcher gets you out.

I was lucky enough to have the talent to play baseball. That's how I treated my career. I didn't think I was anybody special, anybody different.

Ed (Runge), you're the second best umpire in the league. The other twenty-three are tied for first.

Champions have the courage to keep turning the pages because they know a better chapter lies ahead.

To create greatness, give away your life for the success of others.

Do not work at Walmart expecting to receive your salary from Microsoft.

Look at not its value[sic], for its value addition shows its worth.

When I was very young I thought I was just like everyone else. I think it took me longer than most to realize I was different and even longer to realize that being different was what made me great

How many times have you prayed or asked or said you needed help, when suddenly somebody showed up in your life? We are all connected through our thoughts.

Beginning writers must appreciate the prerequisites if they hope to become writers. You pay your dues - which takes years.

The broader your audience, the more people you have to appeal to.

Compassion automatically invites you to relate with people because you no longer regard people as a drain on your energy.