I've always been a slave to my heart.
They give you a round bat and they throw you a round ball. And they tell you to hit it square.
To be successful, one must take chances.
I never search for a reason why - I have faith in the Lord's purpose.
Life is one big transition.
Love soothes wounds, while hatred and violence deepen them.
I see a lot of people who love their jobs. I see some garbage collectors smiling as they go about their work.
Human beings are pampered by the Lord. Their real tests don't come until later in life.
Baseball for me was instinctive, born within me, given to me as a gift from God.
Unfortunately, inner feelings and potential are often stunted by our parents, relatives or peers.
I'm a God-fearing man who worships with my heart and with my life.
I wasn't out drinking and abusing my body. I simply loved to go out and dance.
I'm proud of the fact that I'm the only player to hit a ball completely out of Dodger Stadium.
We devote our entire lives to becoming good ball players. We take batting practice until our hands bleed.
Don't be sharp or flat; just be natural.
To middle-class parents, the project team may have seemed unfit for children, but it was exactly what I needed.
Never had I had so many friends and so much fun as I did in the projects.
The bat is gone, but the smile remains.
A World Series trophy is a wonderful thing to behold.
I found myself in a race with Mother Nature to play as much baseball as I could before she forced me to stop.
I never did allow anything to keep me from my kids. They're the most important part of my life.
People like us are afraid to leave ball. What else is there to do? When baseball has been your whole life, you can't think about a future without it, so you hang on as long as you can.
If a reporter doesn't like the person he's writing about, it shows up in his article.
Playing baseball was my dream, and no amount of money could sway my opinion.
I flailed my arm in a throwing motion before I could even walk.
