I'm blessed with health and energy and passion for the game of baseball, and also to help children.

I'm a fastball hitter. It's no secret I'm looking for a fastball every pitch. I think it's one of the hardest things to do in sports-to hit a moving baseball.

I love what I do on the field and that takes a lot of my time. But I also make time to help other people because a lot are not as fortunate as I am.

If you hit, they're going to like you. If you don't hit, they're not going to like you.

You've got to be smart to stay in this game. The quicker you learn, the quicker you succeed. You can't make the same mistakes over and over again.

I'm a simple guy. There's nothing fancy about my life.

I'm a baseball player, I'm not a political activist.

Work is not a drag for me. I like to get here early, hang out, catch up with the boys. I'll go in the cage and hit, do my exercises. I try to keep it fun and find ways to enjoy it.

You probably don't call home and say, 'Hi, mom. I am facing Pete Schourek tonight.' Names and stats don't do it. You have to do it out on the field.

You need speed to regain your lost years

True love is about appreciating each other unconditionally regardless of our title or position.

He licked at her lips."We are going to have some amazing children. The best this world has ever seen.

There is no cure for birth and death save to enjoy the interval.

You may think the president is all-powerful, but he is not. He needs a lot of guidance from the Lord.

The way to achieve your own success is to be willing to help somebody else get it first.

To create something you must be something.

The desert has a subtle and a cruel charm. She destroys while she enthralls.

Anyone who tells you they know the future is telling you the most grotesque lie, because none of us do.