“If you’re going to cheat, it’s better if you don’t get caught.”

I never said most of the things I said. Then again, I might have said ’em, but you never know.

If you don’t know where you are going, you might wind up someplace else.

Texas has a lot of electrical votes.

Make a game plan and stick to it. Unless it’s not working.

We’re lost, but we’re making good time.

A home opener is always exciting, no matter if it’s home or on the road.

You can observe a lot by just watching.

In theory there is no difference between theory and practice. In practice there is.

Anyone who is popular is bound to be disliked.

Why buy good luggage? You only use it when you travel.

It ain’t the heat, it’s the humility.

Even Napoleon had his Watergate.

You wouldn’t have won if we’d beaten you.

I never blame myself when I’m not hitting. I just blame the bat and if it keeps up, I change bats. After all, if I know it isn’t my fault that I’m not hitting, how can I get mad at myself?

I can’t concentrate when I’m thinking.

Failure is just another opportunity to start over.

I don’t know if steroids are going to help you in baseball. I just don’t believe it. I don’t believe steroids can help eye-hand coordination and technically hit a baseball.

Serra High school, to me, was my most enjoyable time for me in my entire life. That was the only time I was free. We just played baseball because it was fun.

As if you legs were two cannons and your arms were two oars and the great lateral muscles of your back were pterodactyl wings and the brim of your baseball cap was a harpoon.

I think some of the pressure comes from the expectations of other people. Like if your father played baseball, they expect you to be the big lifesaver or something when you play a sport.

Knowin’ all about baseball is just about as profitable as bein’ a good whittler.

I wanted to be a professional baseball player.

The formula for success is simple: practice and concentration then more practice and more concentration.

Baseball is just my job.