Look for the seams (on a knuckleball) and then hit in-between them.

My father used to play with my brother and me in the yard. Mother would come out and say, 'You're tearing up the grass'; 'We're not raising grass,' Dad would reply. 'We're raising boys.'

Life is precious and time is a key element. Let's make every moment count and help those who have a greater need than our own.

I didn't have evil intentions, but I guess I did have power.

When I was 14, and for the next four years, I was lifting and hauling 10-gallon milk cans full of milk. That will put muscles on you even if you're not trying.

Joe Mauer's the real deal. He is absolutely wonderful. Not only is he a great player, but he's a great human being. He's the kind of guy you'd like to see be your son.

It takes a lot of dedication to quit smoking, and whether you give up for good on your first try or have to give it a couple of tries - just keep swinging at it and you will succeed.

It's very disappointing... Anything that harms the integrity of the game is terrible. We always thought we were immune to drugs in baseball, but we know that's not true anymore.

I found out early in life that I could hit a baseball farther than most players and that's what I tried to do.

How the hell can you play here?

I was set to go to Oregon to play college baseball and football.

Nothing can separate two hearts that have found each other

In professional work - certainly in the arts and graphics - 99% of people have zero courage. They blow with the wind.

I don't really comment on my personal life because I feel like any comment at all is opening up a whole can of worms. I'd just rather not talk about who I'm dating.

Right now too much American time and resources are spent dealing with situations caused by our dependence on oil that we import from unstable countries.

I am very sorry, but I cannot learn languages. I have tried hard, only to find that men of ordinary capacity can learn Sanskrit in less time that it takes me to buy a German Dictionary

Acting was a way out at first. A way out of not knowing what to do, a way of focusing ambitions. And the ambition wasn't for fame. The ambition was to do an interesting job.

Take my advice. Stay away from all broken people.

What was the point in such loneliness among people. At least if you were by yourself, you had a good reason to be lonely.

I was just going more for what I've always been influenced by, European music.

Storytelling is at the heart of life. As a child, I was never bored because I could always get on with my story.