Don't Try To Be A Hero. Try

I Never Lifted A Weight In My Life. Why Am I Going To Do Steroids? That's Not Going To Do Me Any Good. We Didn't Have Any Weights In Our Clubhouse. We Had One Exercise Bike And That Was For The Guy Who Tweaked His Hamstring. And That Thing Didn't Even Work Half The Time.

If Anyone Stays Away (after The 1981 Strike), My Response Is This - Those People Had No Right To Ever Come To The Park, Because They Aren't True Baseball Fans.

My Father Cared A Lot About Me, But He Never Gave Me The Satisfaction Of Really Knowing It. Hitting .390 Wasn't Enough For Him. Nothing Seemed To Be. He Was Not Trying To Be Mean. He Was Just Seeing To It That I Never Got Self-satisfied, That I Worked Hard To Get The Most Out Of What I Had.

Do I Want Someone To Get More Hits Than Me? No. Do I Want Someone To Hit More Home Runs Than Me? No. Do I Want Someone To Have More Rbi Than Me? No. I Get A Kick Out Of Seeing The All-time Leaders And My Name's On Top Of Every One, With The Exception Of Strikeouts. I Get A Kick Out Of That.

I'm A Ballplayer. I Know How Hard The Game Is... And Anybody That Makes It In The Hall Of Fame, I Support. They Become A Member Of Our Special Fraternity.