You find that you have peace of mind and can enjoy yourself, get more sleep, and rest when you know read more

You find that you have peace of mind and can enjoy yourself, get more sleep, and rest when you know that it was a one hundred percent effort that you gave -- win or lose.

I'm going to send the injured reserve players out for the toss next time.
(after the team's cocaptain, offensive read more

I'm going to send the injured reserve players out for the toss next time.
(after the team's cocaptain, offensive guard Robert Pratt, pulled a hamstring running onto the field for the coin toss against St. Louis)

The greatest efforts in sports came when the mind is as still as a glass lake.

The greatest efforts in sports came when the mind is as still as a glass lake.

He hits it long. His shoulders are impressively quick through the ball. That's where he's getting his power from. He's read more

He hits it long. His shoulders are impressively quick through the ball. That's where he's getting his power from. He's young and has great elasticity.

Baseball is almost the only orderly thing in a very unorderly world. If you get three strikes, even the best read more

Baseball is almost the only orderly thing in a very unorderly world. If you get three strikes, even the best lawyer in the world can't get you off.

Football is violence and cold weather and sex and college rye.

Football is violence and cold weather and sex and college rye.

Rapport? You mean like, 'You run as fast as you can, and I'll throw it as far as I can'? read more

Rapport? You mean like, 'You run as fast as you can, and I'll throw it as far as I can'?
(when asked about his rapport with wide receiver Jerry Rice)

With those who don't give a damn about baseball, I can only sympathize. I do not resent them. I am read more

With those who don't give a damn about baseball, I can only sympathize. I do not resent them. I am even willing to concede that many of them are physically clean, good to their mothers and in favor of world peace. But while the game is on, I can't think of anything to say to them.

Slumps are like a soft bed. They're easy to get into and hard to get out of.

Slumps are like a soft bed. They're easy to get into and hard to get out of.