When I don't understand things, I become passionate to understand.
At ten I was playing against 18-year-old guys. At 15 I was playing professional ball with the Birmingham Black Barons, so I really came very quickly in all sports
They throw the ball, I hit it. They hit the ball, I catch it.
It isn't hard to be good from time to time in sports. What is tough, is being good every day.
In order to excel, you must be completely dedicated to your chosen sport. You must also be prepared to work hard and be willing to accept constructive criticism. Without one-hundred percent dedication, you won't be able to do this.
I think I was the best baseball player I ever saw.
What you are thinking, what shape your mind is in, is what makes the biggest difference of all.
The world is split into two halves: the bacon, and the bacon eaters.
But the way to overcome is by patience, forgiving and praying for your enemies, in doing whereof you heap coals upon their heads, and your Lord shall open a door to you in your trouble: wait upon Him, as the night watch waiteth for the morning. He will not tarry. Go up to your watch-tower, and come not down, but by prayer, and faith, and hope, wait on.
I don't think about what I'll get from someone else. Instead, all I care about is what I can give. And that, my friend, has made me a very happy man.
I am a private person, but I will reveal this about myself: if you start massaging my shoulders, don't expect me to tell you to stop.