Unfortunately, Gambling And Winning Don't Often Go

When You Step Into The Batter's Box, Have Nothing On Your Mind Except Baseball.

The Only Book I Ever Read Cover To Cover Was The Pete Rose Story. I Read Half Of The Lou Gehrig Story And Then Made A Book Report On It For Four Straight Years.

I Haven't Missed A Game In Two-and-a-half Years. I Go To The Park As Sick As A Dog And, When I See My Uniform Hanging There, I Get Well Right Now. Then I See Some Of You Guys (media) And I Get Sick Again.

My Father Taught Me That The Only Way You Can Make Good At Anything Is To Practice, And Then Practice Some More.

People Say I Don't Have Great Tools. They Say That I Can't Throw Like Ellis Valentine Or Run Like Tim Raines Or Hit With Power Like Mike Schmidt. Who Can? I Make Up For It In Other Ways, By Putting Out A Little Bit More. That's My Theory, To Go Through Life Hustling. In The Big Leagues, Hustle Usually Means Being In The Right Place At The Right Time. It Means Backing Up A Base. It Means Backing Up Your Teammate. It Means Taking That Headfirst Slide. It Means Doing Everything You Can Do To Win A Baseball Game.