The first rule of baseball is to get a good ball to hit.

People ask me what I do in winter when there's no baseball. I'll tell you what I do. I stare out the window and wait for spring.

I stare out the window and wait for spring.

Any ballplayer that don't sign autographs for little kids ain't an American. He's a communist.

I don't want to play golf. When I hit a ball, I want someone else to go chase it.

Whoever wants to know the heart and mind of America had better learn baseball.

I don't like to sound egotistical, but every time I stepped up to the plate with a bat in my hands, I couldn't help but feel sorry for the pitcher.

Players who stand flat footed and swing with their arms are golfers, not hitters.

A great hitter isn't born, he's made. He's made out of practice, fault correction, and confidence.

To be a good hitter you've got to do one thing - get a good ball to hit.

I've cheated, or someone on my team has cheated, in almost every single game I've been in.

I love you, that is important to me. You love me or not its your matter. Remember I can control only myself, not you at all.

The power of nature is stronger than anything.

Hard work will never kill you

Get acquainted with your shadow, or find yourself surprised when a crisis emerges.

When you're already going through a rough patch of life

Though we may know Him by a thousand names, He is one and the same to us all.

Never, never be afraid to do what's right.

I've been living with myself all of my life, so I know all of me. So when I watch me, all I see is me. It's boring.

There is a strength of conviction that can only come from being 100% wrong.

Pledge that you will look in the mirror and find the unique beauty in you.