When he hit it, I knew that it was my ball. But I had to catch it and it seemed like the hardest catch of my life. I said to myself, 'Two hands, just like your dad taught you.'

Any game could be my last, and any at bat could be my last. I'd hate to think it ended without me giving my best effort.

I feel kind of sorry for those kids who just play one sport growing up.

I don't think there's any danger of my ever becoming complacent about losing. I always hated to lose, regardless of what it was, even when the family was playing Yahtzee.

Since I got to the big leagues, there's been a whole lot of Direct-TV sold in Jamestown. People like to keep up with the local boy.

Don't you know no one can escapethe power of creatures reaching outwith breath alone?

pain is pondering about past and wishing to relive those moments even after knowing it's impossible.

We equate choice with freedom, but they are not the same.

I don’t really like organizations where people are “deemed” things.

Our lives are a mosaic of little things, like putting a rose in a vase on the table.

I'm a very, very unreckless person. I mean, I look left, I look right, I look left, I look right, then I repeat the process and then I decide not to cross the road at the last minute.

The faithful will know that every tear today will eventually be returned a hundredfold with tears of rejoicing and gratitude.

There are some cloudy days for the mind as well as for the world; and the man who has the most genius is twenty times a day in the clouds.

distrust ... is the beginning of hatred.

All of a Christian's life is one of repentance.