You really have to be some kind of a creep for a dog to reject you.

Don't be afraid to fail. Experience is just mistakes you don't make anymore.

Not only was I not the best catcher in the Major Leagues, I wasn't even the best catcher on my street!

One thing you learned as a Cubs fan: when you bought you ticket, you could bank on seeing the bottom of the ninth.

I know a baseball star who wouldn't report the theft of his wife's credit cards because the thief spends less than she does.

Baseball is a game of race, creed, and color. The race is to first base. The creed is the rules of the game. The color? Well, the home team wears white uniforms, and the visiting team wears gray.

I went through baseball as a player to be named later.

Baseball is drama with an endless run and an ever-changing cast.

I guess you don't really own a dog, you rent them, and you have to be thankful that you had a long lease.

Never trust a baserunner with a limp. Comes a base hit and you'll think he just got back from Lourdes.

Being traded is like celebrating your 100th birthday. It might not be the happiest occasion in the world, but consider the alternative.

Of course it hurt you neanderthal! See that? Thats blood. If theres blood, theres pain. Its like smoke and fire.

The elevator can take you up to greater heights ONLY IF you take positive action by pressing the button. Greatness in life is all about the right choices you make.

If there were two enemies hating each other for a long time, to me, the winner would be the one who finally has the courage to forgive.

Parents are not interested in justice, they're interested in peace and quiet.

I'm as much a victim of the romantic myth of 'getting away' as anyone else. My head tells me it's myth, but I don't want to believe it is.

The phone was her worst enemy and her best friend but she never knew which until she answered it.

When you love someone, you don't want them to suffer at all.

You have to do well on third downs.

I'm so proud to be Canadian. I've been to 58 countries, and they're wonderful countries, but Canada is the best.

The whole concept of the devil is a metaphor on one level.