1. “Your image isn’t your character. Character is what you are as a person.”
2. “You can’t quantify everything a player does to win games.”
3. “My best vacation is somewhere I could hide, somewhere warm and not a lot of people around.”
4. “I think sometimes people need to get used to an idea.”
5. “That’s how you win – pitching and defense.”
6. “I’m not perfect; no one is perfect. Everyone makes mistakes. I think you ty to learn from those mistakes.”
7. “I’ve found that it’s easier to stay in shape than it is to get into shape.”
8. “Surround yourself with good people. People wh are going to be honest with you and look out for your best interests.”
9. “The last thing you want to do is finish playing or doing anything and wish you would have worked harder.”
10. “There may be people who have more talent than you, but there’s no excuse for anyone to work harder than you do – and I believe that.”
11. “When you put a lot of har work into one goal and you achieve it, that’s a really good feeling.”
12. “I always have tried to treat people with respect, the way I want to be treated.”
13. “Everyone fears rejection.”
14. “I love it when people doubt me. It makes me work harder to prove them wrong.”
15. “Kids are our future.”
16. “I always take criticism as a challenge. It’s the way I’ve always looked at it”
17. “I don’t listen to opinions.”
18. “I get asked enough questions, I try not to ask too many questions.”
19. “I have feelings. I’m not emotionally stunted.”
20. “I’ve always been uncomfortable, so to speak, when the focus is on me.”
