If you aren't playing well, the game isn't as much fun. When that happens I tell myself just to go read more

If you aren't playing well, the game isn't as much fun. When that happens I tell myself just to go out and play as I did when I was a kid.

Adversity causes some men to break; others to break records.

Adversity causes some men to break; others to break records.

They can't fire me because my family buys too many tickets.

They can't fire me because my family buys too many tickets.

People think we make $3 million and $4 million a year. They don't realize that most of us only make read more

People think we make $3 million and $4 million a year. They don't realize that most of us only make $500,000.

Sports do not build character. They reveal it.

Sports do not build character. They reveal it.

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

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

He treats us like men. He lets us wear earrings.
(on his coach, John Jenkins, 1991)

He treats us like men. He lets us wear earrings.
(on his coach, John Jenkins, 1991)

Perhaps the single most important element in mastering the techniques and tactics of racing is experience. But once you have read more

Perhaps the single most important element in mastering the techniques and tactics of racing is experience. But once you have the fundamentals, acquiring the experience is a matter of time.