I play to represent God, something bigger than baseball.

I don't think there's anything out there I can be afraid of.

There is no time to fool around when you practice. Every drill must have a purpose. I try to never get away from thathabits are important

Baseball is simply my platform to elevate Jesus Christ, my Lord and Savior.

You know your talent. You know if you work hard, your hard work is going to pay off one day.

What I lose today I can't make up tomorrow. I have to do it today.

At the end of the day, when all is said and done playing this game ... it doesn't matter what you did in the field, it's what you do off the field and the lives that you touch off the field.

I know I'm good when I'm hitting the ball the other way - that's Albert Pujols.

There is only one El Hombre and that is Stan Musial.

I don't want to be too stiff, because then my hands won't be as quick.

I try to spend as much time as possible with God and my family. That's more important than anything I'm doing in baseball.

Let's not just reach for the stars, but become the stars everyone reaches for.

The best doctor gives the least medicines.

Don't liberal Democrats ever learn economic principles, or does their class warfare trump all else?

There was a saying in Umuofia that as a man danced so the drums were beaten for him.

Let us not overlook vital things, because of the bulk of trifles confronting us.

I always entreat the good Lord to give me my childhood back, that is to say, to grant that I may see nature and render it like a child, without prejudice.

There are many games I love to play. Which one I put on the table depends on the mood and the level of experience of my opponents; I don't have a clear favorite.

The surest sign that you haven't any sense is to argue with one who hasn't.

I wanted to be famous, I wanted everybody to love me. I wanted to be a star. I worked really hard, and my dream came true.