I'm not an athlete. I'm a professional baseball player.

I'm not an athlete. I'm a professional baseball player.

Don't park in the spaces marked, "Reserved for Umpires.".

Don't park in the spaces marked, "Reserved for Umpires.".

Sometimes they write what I say and not what I mean.
(on sportswriters)

Sometimes they write what I say and not what I mean.
(on sportswriters)

Back then, my idol was Bugs Bunny, because I saw a cartoon of him playing ball - you know, the read more

Back then, my idol was Bugs Bunny, because I saw a cartoon of him playing ball - you know, the one where he plays every position himself with nobody else on the field but him? Now that I think of it, Bugs is still my idol. You have to love a ballplayer like that.

I am a member of a team, and I rely on the team, I defer to it and sacrifice for read more

I am a member of a team, and I rely on the team, I defer to it and sacrifice for it, because the team, not the individual, is the ultimate champion.

I owe a lot to my parents, especially my mother and father

I owe a lot to my parents, especially my mother and father

The first thing is to love your sport. Never do it to please someone else. It has to be yours.

The first thing is to love your sport. Never do it to please someone else. It has to be yours.

When I was 40, my doctor advised me that a man in his 40s shouldn't play tennis. I heeded his read more

When I was 40, my doctor advised me that a man in his 40s shouldn't play tennis. I heeded his advice carefully and could hardly wait until I reached 50 to start again.

It's all to do with the training: you can do a lot if you're properly trained.

It's all to do with the training: you can do a lot if you're properly trained.