I don't know if I even have an aura, man. I just try to win.

I don't know if I even have an aura, man. I just try to win.

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.

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.

We're going to turn this team around 360 degrees.

We're going to turn this team around 360 degrees.

Trying to sneak a fastball past Hank Aaron is like trying to sneak the sunrise past a rooster.

Trying to sneak a fastball past Hank Aaron is like trying to sneak the sunrise past a rooster.

I really lack the words to compliment myself today.

I really lack the words to compliment myself today.

Left hand, right hand, it doesn't matter. I'm amphibious.

Left hand, right hand, it doesn't matter. I'm amphibious.

Durability is part of what makes a great athlete.

Durability is part of what makes a great athlete.

He's a guy who gets up at six o'clock in the morning regardless of what time it is.
(on the read more

He's a guy who gets up at six o'clock in the morning regardless of what time it is.
(on the spartan training regimen of heavyweight Andrew Golota, 1996.)