I went through baseball as "a player to be named later.".

I went through baseball as "a player to be named later.".

Most skiers are really motorcyclists in cute clothes.

Most skiers are really motorcyclists in cute clothes.

Baseball is like church. Many attend but few understand.

Baseball is like church. Many attend but few understand.

Golf is deceptively simple and endlessly complicated; it satisfies the soul and frustrates the intellect. It is at the same read more

Golf is deceptively simple and endlessly complicated; it satisfies the soul and frustrates the intellect. It is at the same time rewarding and maddening - and it is without a doubt the greatest game mankind has ever invented.

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.

Durability is part of what makes a great athlete.

Durability is part of what makes a great athlete.

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.

Nolan Ryan is pitching much better now that he has his curve ball straightened out.

Nolan Ryan is pitching much better now that he has his curve ball straightened out.

I've won at every level, except college and pro.

I've won at every level, except college and pro.