You ought to run the hardest when you feel the worst. Never let the other guy know you're down.

You always get a special kick on opening day, no matter how many you go through. You look forward to it like a birthday party when you're a kid. You think something wonderful is going to happen.

A person always doing his or her best becomes a natural leader, just by example.

I played my best everyday. You never know when someone may be seeing you play for the first time.

There is always some kid who may be seeing me for the first time. I owe him my best.

At my age, I'm just happy to be named the greatest living anything.

The reason I play so hard is that somewhere out there is some kid who has never seen me play before, and I don't want to disappoint him.

If anyone wants to know why three kids in one family made it to the big leagues they just had to know how we helped each other and how much we practiced back then. We did it every minute we could.

The test of an outfielder's skill comes when he has to go against the fence to make a catch.

A ball player has to be kept hungry to become a big leaguer. That's why no boy from a rich family has ever made the big leagues.

I always thought there was at least one person in the stands who had never seen me play, and I didn't want to let him down.

One of the main keys to understanding the purpose of your life

A tree does not stop growing because the wind blew off a few of its leaves.

One quick snort and the pharmaceutical worm burrows deeper into my heart.

The question isn't so much "Are you parenting the right way?" as it is: "Are you the adult that you want your child to grow up to be?"

I just have to be myself, and not worry about everyone looking at me and watching.

The brain is conceded to be the master organ of the body, the regulator of life, the source of human progress.

The realization of 'La ilaha illa Allah' is one of the states of the heart that can be neither expressed by the tongue nor thought out by the mind.

It’s not the love you make. It's the love you give.

We live in a fun time with so many ways to express yourself, you would be crazy to be a comedian and not check them all out.

My joy is the golden sunset giving thanks for another day. Gratitude itself is a source of joy.