My high school coach was Ray O'Conner. He has coached a lot of players that have signed professional contracts, and many of those have gone on to play in the major leagues.

I had dreams of catching the ball for the final out in the World Series and being mobbed by my teammates. Well, I guess all my dreams didn't come true.

But what I'd really like to tell you is I never dreamed of being in the Hall of Fame. Standing here with all these great players was beyond any of my dreams.

You know no one ever accomplishes something like this without a lot of help from good people along the way. And this is certainly true in my case, and I would like to thank some of those people.

You know over 20 years I played for a number of managers and dozens of coaches. I don't know any of them that I didn't learn something from to help make me a better player.

You know raising a family in the lifestyle of a professional athlete can be very difficult.

I never faced a pitcher with better stuff than Nolan Ryan.

I realize now what a great job my wife Michelle did, not only in raising our children, Melissa, Amy, Dustin, and Jenna, but in taking care of me.

And George Brett. I think most people know that George and I have become pretty good friends over the years.

The courage to be is the courage to accept oneself, in spite of being unacceptable.

Our separation from each other is an optical illusion.

As long as he doesn't convert it into action, it does not matter how much a man thinks about his repentance.

A mind of the caliber of mine cannot derive its nutrient from cows.

We all have Hitler in us, but we also have love and peace. So why not give peace a chance for once?

... no matter where you go or what you do, I'll love every day for the rest of my life.

Remember: you are the only person who thinks in your mind! You are the power and authority in your world.

If a garden is well maintained and neatly landscaped, there must be a dedicated and efficient gardener.

It is my deepest conviction that the children should be seen and heard as our most treasured assets.

Good engineering is characterized by gradual, stepwise refinement of products that yields increased performance under given constraints and with given resources.