To go to hospitals and see people fight and overcome cystic fibrosis or cancer or any number of illnesses is to see courage that is humbling. And athletes constantly need to be humbled.Collection: Courage
Tommie Aaron taught me how to have a good attitude, to be easy going and not get uptight.Collection: Attitude
One of the more challenging things in life is not being the guy who does the cheating, but not saying anything about it and going along with it.
It's critical that the manager has the respect of players so he can make the moves that he feels is appropriate without having somebody go to the papers. They respect you. So you respect them back.
I don't agree with everything that any of our political leaders say or believe - that's going to happen sometimes.
I've been complimented enough and asked to run for various offices out here in Utah, but right now, I'm not interested. I don't know that I have the stomach for it.
My heroes are people who are working hard and trying to make a good living for their families. My heroes are people who put their families first.Collection: Hero
Playing baseball is not real life. It's a fantasy world... It's a dream come true.Collection: Baseball
Joe Torre would tell you to make sure you can hit the ball on the outside part of the plateCollection: Balls