I've Only Read Two Books In My

There's Nothing Like Opening Day. There's Nothing Like The Start Of A New Season. I Started Playing Baseball When I Was Seven Years Old And Quit Playing When I Was 40, So It's Kind Of In My Blood.

My Father Cared A Lot About Me, But He Never Gave Me The Satisfaction Of Really Knowing It. Hitting .390 Wasn't Enough For Him. Nothing Seemed To Be. He Was Not Trying To Be Mean. He Was Just Seeing To It That I Never Got Self-satisfied, That I Worked Hard To Get The Most Out Of What I Had.

I Never Lifted A Weight In My Life. Why Am I Going To Do Steroids? That's Not Going To Do Me Any Good. We Didn't Have Any Weights In Our Clubhouse. We Had One Exercise Bike And That Was For The Guy Who Tweaked His Hamstring. And That Thing Didn't Even Work Half The Time.

Not Many People Get To The Major Leagues And Succeed Right Away. There Are Some Struggles. Everyone Seems To Struggle.

He Looks Like A Greyhound, But He Runs Like A Bus.