There isn’t a flaw in his golf or his makeup. He will win more majors than Arnold Palmer and me combined. Somebody is going to dust my records. It might as well be Tiger, because...

Some people play very, very well just so they won’t get embarrassed.

I liked the game, I enjoyed the game, and the game fed me enough, and gave me enough rewards to reinforce that this is something that I should spend time doing, and that I could...

I don’t react to a tragic happening any more. I took so many bad things as a kid and some people think I don’t care about anything. It’s just too hard for me to get...

I know I’m going to blow one day. My life is doomed the way it is. I have no future.

Democracy is the common pursuit of mankind, and all countries must earnestly protect the democratic rights of the people.

This is a game, first and foremost. There was only one Vince Lombardi, and he died.

Umpires, like players, are expected to show constant improvement each season and at each level. Inconsistent plate work and the inability to handle situations are probably the two biggest problems that minor league umpires face.

But now there are more concussions due to not being used to the hard hitting.

It is a natural gift I was born with but it’s something I’ve had to nurture in training.

I understand people have doubts, but I’m totally clean.

Humbled by the fact that never in a million years would I ever thought that I would be on the same stage with all these great Hall of Famers and enshrined to the National Baseball...

I get constant reminders from fans who equate that game and my career as one and the same.

I get bored easily. I like challenges. I’ve played against men my whole life. I want to play against the best players in the world, men and women.

I was very pleased that the positive things about me and my game outshone the aggressive style of play I use. I would never tone that down, because I believe in that style of play,...

When you are doing something soft and pretty and feminine, some romantic chemistry – a power boost of hormones – helps the piece.

In boxing, everybody has their favorites.

I’m going to go down swinging… I’m sure as heck not going to go home and say I had a bad tournament.

Too many times as a team, we get caught out in one on one positions, and you are going to hurt sometimes doing that and we have this year.

If that many people recognize how hard I go every night and what I put into my game, to make myself and my team better, it means a lot to mean. I’m fortunate; I’m blessed...

Justin Timberlake is everything, and what more could you want in a person? He’s funny. He’s cute. He’s great. He just understands. I get him and he gets me, and that’s cool.

Let’s face it. Umpiring is not an easy or happy way to make a living. In the abuse they suffer, and the pay they get for it, you see an imbalance that can only be...

I had never been to the playoffs, and it was exciting. The fans went through the roof. They were excited about the whole team. It was great to be traded to a city like Chicago,...

Whenever I was upset by something in the papers, Jack always told me to be more tolerant, like a horse flicking away flies in the summer.

It took me seventeen years to get 3,000 hits in baseball. I did it in one afternoon on the golf course.

A kid grows up a lot faster on the golf course. Golf teaches you how to behave.

I took several years of dance lessons that included ballet, tap and jazz. They helped a great deal with body control, balance, a sense of rhythm, and timing.

I had to spend countless hours, above and beyond the basic time, to try and perfect the fundamentals.

I don’t understand why people would want to get rid of pigeons. They don’t bother no one.

I’m not much for talking. You know what I do. I put guys in body bags when I’m right.

Normally, if you go through a game without attracting attention, you are doing a hell of a job.

Game management is accomplished by staying constantly alert and then reading and reacting to potential problem situations before they materialize. It all boils down to paying attention to details.

I wouldn’t say anything is impossible. I think that everything is possible as long as you put your mind to it and put the work and time into it.

I’ve been a Raider all my life.

And then when they picked me as premiere, I don’t think I feel, you know, different. For me, the position mean responsibility, but that’s all.

For my children, they spent 15 to 20 years of their life in baseball. And Ruth and I spent so many years of our married life that that was our life. We knew nothing else.

Never underestimate the power of dreams and the influence of the human spirit. We are all the same in this notion: The potential for greatness lives within each of us.

You must understand as a kid of color in those days, the Harlem Globetrotters were like being movie stars.

The great American game should be an unrelenting war of nerves.

When I come off the bench, I’m looking to add energy, and then I play defense and rebound. Also, at the end of the game, I have the experience to go out there and help...

God blessed me to play football.

The good rising fastball is the best pitch in baseball.

The only thing I would change is during the summer – when I was working my summer job, if I was smart, I would have taken flying lessons at Auburn.

The genius of our institutions is democratic – baseball is a democratic game.

I’m not at the point where I’d feel safe in a house alone. I would be really scared. I’m the kind of person that when I get up to go use the bathroom I have...

In sports, you simply aren’t considered a real champion until you have defended your title successfully. Winning it once can be a fluke; winning it twice proves you are the best.

We’re completely overjoyed by the news. In fact, there’s a good possibility that we’ll have a Christmas baby.

That first year in Chicago was one of the most memorable in my career. Getting traded rejuvenated me, and I had something to prove. I wanted to show them what I could do.

Let the teachers teach English and I will teach baseball. There is a lot of people in the United States who say isn’t, and they ain’t eating.

Anything that harms the integrity of the game is terrible. We always thought we were immune to drugs in baseball, but we know that’s not true anymore.