I love you," he said, his voice catching. "When I thought you were going to die, I wanted to die.
Everybody kind of perceives me as being angry. It's not anger, it's motivation.
I think anything is possible if you have the mindset and the will and desire to do it and put the time in.
He's (George Steinbrenner) the one who gave me a chance to get to the World Series. This is where I wanted to be all along. We had a couple of nice offers from other teams, but I tied my agents' hands. I told them I wanted to be a Yankee.
If someone met me on a game day, he wouldn't like me. The days in between, I'm the goodest guy you can find.
My only day off is the day I pitch (in regards to how hard he works out during off-days).
The tradition you have at the University of Texas is like no other. It helped me in the future where I got to play in 2 cities that were rich in tradition.
I was a scholarship minor public school day boy at Ardingly College and later Whitgift School. Then, straight into work as a journalist - a wonderful thing for a writer.
But all should know that the people's participation in the elections will take the country forward. . . an election full of excitement will be a major blow to the enemy.
Try not to wake up on fire.
From 1968 on, I was pretty much the black, gay SF writer.