Practice as if you are the worst, perform as if you are the best.

Practice as if you are the worst, perform as if you are the best.

Athletes have studied how to leap and how to survive the leap some of the time and return to the read more

Athletes have studied how to leap and how to survive the leap some of the time and return to the ground. They don't always do it well. But they are our philosophers of actual moments and the body and soul in them, and of our maneuvers in our emergencies and longings.

Nobody roots for Goliath.

Nobody roots for Goliath.

Don't forget to swing hard, in case you hit the ball.

Don't forget to swing hard, in case you hit the ball.

Son, looks to me like you're spending too much time on one subject.
(recounting what he told a player read more

Son, looks to me like you're spending too much time on one subject.
(recounting what he told a player who received four F's and one D)

Bulls do not win bull fights. People do.

Bulls do not win bull fights. People do.

If everything seems under control, you're just not going fast enough.

If everything seems under control, you're just not going fast enough.

If God wanted women to understand men, football would never have been created.

If God wanted women to understand men, football would never have been created.

I am the most loyal player money can buy.
(Pitcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers, Houston Astros, Milwaukee Brewers, read more

I am the most loyal player money can buy.
(Pitcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers, Houston Astros, Milwaukee Brewers, Oakland Athletics and California Angels)