Everything I Have, I Owe To Baseball

Always Give An Autograph When Somebody Asks You.

One Time I Was Doing A Speech To A Group Of Kids, And Just Before I Get There, I See This Little Kid Crying. I Found Out They Just Lost A Game, And He Was The Losing Pitcher. I Went Over There, Put My Arm Around Him, And Said, 'what Are You Crying For? When Major League Players Lose, They Don't Cry.'

When You're Not Playing Up To Your Capability, You Gotta Try Everything, To Motivate, To Get Them Going. All Of Them Have To Be On The Same End Of The Rope To Pull Together. It's Playing For The Name On The Front Of The Shirt, Not The Back. Individualism Gets You Trophies And Plaques. Play For The Front, That Wins Championships. I Try To Remind Them Of That.

There Are Parents Out There Screaming As If Their Kid Is Going To Be In The Big Leagues Someday. C'mon. I Chew Them Out If I See That. Maybe They've Got Their Own Idea How To Do Things, But It's Wrong. Just Be With The Kids. Let 'em Make Errors. Give Them All A Chance. It's Not About Winning. It's Spirit, Togetherness.

My Theory Of Hitting Was Just To Watch The Ball As It Came In And Hit It.