With faith, I know that everything will be taken care of. Even the difficult times become learning experiences to help make my faith stronger.

I wouldn't play in Minnesota unless my career was at an end and I had to go to Minnesota to play the game.

I want to hit the ball and I want to get at-bats. The results really dont matter to me.

When I see that little white ball go up, I want to catch it, no matter what. If I have to knock myself silly doing it, so be it.

I just didn't have no edge for baseball. Once special coach Tony Oliva and former Twins coach Al Newman told me what happened, I couldn't function.

People see dark faces out there, and the perception is that they're African American. They're not us. They're impostors.

Spring training is for getting to know your teammates and forming a chemistry. I dont like it.

I'd rather save a home run than hit one. I've always been like that. Defense is what I pride myself on.

When I rely on my faith, I know God wants to reward and bless me but not because of some great act that I did but because of who He is.

Christ always had a passion for whatever He was doing. That's how I try to define myself as an athlete. That's the example I try to follow.

My faith is what makes me strong. Without faith, there are only low times.

Though a new cloth makes you look new, when you see the old cloths, you remember the old life

I think a lot of times we don't pay enough attention to people with a positive attitude because we assume they are naive or stupid or unschooled.

I think that the voters should choose the elected officials, not the elected officials choose the voters.

I think you realize how much you need to have people that you love. It's not as much about them loving you - it's about you needing to love people.

I am a kite in a tornado, but I have a long string.

Life is a series of problems.

My uncle developed the training philosophy. His idea of good tennis training is basically quite simple: you must try to gain time.

We all have an escape. Mine was theater.

I want, of course, peace, grace, and beauty. How do you do that? You work for it.