So what I did on the field was the essence of what I am. Remember me like that.

You've gotta find a way to get out of your own way, so you can progress in life.

Pete Rose came over to the Phillies in '79 and he became the catalyst that helped us to put it all together.

I trained myself to perform on the field.

The final release point for the fastball is the tips of your fingers.

That's the past. I don't agree with retrospect.

Rooting is following, and I don't do that, but I'd like to see the Phillies win because I love Philadelphia.

I threw all my pitches over the top which was important for me because my slider was hard to tell from my fastball at release.

Everything I was, physically and mentally, that's what I put on that field.

I was probably in the best shape of any athlete at the time, but you don't get to pass judgment on yourself.

To get the feel of how the slider should roll off of your index finger, use this grip and practice at half speed and roughly half the distance to the mound.

Breathtaking, splendid, wondrous, sublime, all those words describe you, exactly as you are. You are a work of art! Enjoy your beauty!

Managing your emotions doesn't mean you don't express yourself

Think about what you think about is much more than a clever grouping of words. It’s largely the difference between maximized and unrealized potential.

THE HOLIDAYS ARE RUINED!This book is one page long and just contains that one sentence.

I know, I'm an idiot!" Leo moaned. "A brilliant idiot, but still an idiot.

Do not quench your inspiration and your imagination do not become the slave of your model.

Happiness is love, nothing else. A man who is capable of love is happy.

Science had better not free the minds of men too much, before it has tamed their instincts.

I consider every plant hardy until I have killed it myself.

I try to buy stock in businesses that are so wonderful that an idiot can run them. Because sooner or later, one will.