I always wanted to be somebody. If I made it, it’s half because I was game enough to take a lot of punishment along the way and half because there were a lot of people...

But I’m looking forward to getting out there and hitting the glove. I think all that’s behind me. I’m ready to go out there and perform.

The thing that got me over the hump was accepting that I had to do whatever I could to stay in the game.

It ain’t braggin’ if you can back it up.

It’s very disappointing… 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.

Concentration is a fine antidote to anxiety.

I was not a very good football player when I started out.

In a lot of areas of my life, particularly in my teenage years, I began to think about the world, and to think about the universe as being a part of my conscious everyday life.

I’m going to gut you like a fish.

I’m on the Zoloft to keep me from killing y’all.

Old #64 chose… a gentle jog, fast enough to prove I was alive, slow enough to savor the cheers. They washed over me. They warmed me. I knew I could live without them but I...

I attribute my success to my mental approach to the game. I have always been a serious student of umpiring. I enjoy studying rules, situations, and positioning.

I won’t predict anything historic. But nothing is impossible.

If something is said about the Raiders, I’m ready to go to war.

By fighting a limited, defensive war, America permitted the enemy to endlessly re-supply their field armies.

And because of our friendship and Tom pushing me, I think I got in the best shape of my life during the years that I was with the Rangers.

Sometimes it takes years to really grasp what has happened to your life.

I always thought after 2002 that I’d hang up my skates and turn professional and just go on tour and do shows. But I don’t know when it is enough. I mean, I still enjoy...

The crowd makes the ballgame.

When I see these young girls who are dreaming the dream that I’m living, it’s very very exciting and it puts a big smile on my face.

I don’t have to play football.

There are only two places in the league – first place and no place.

When it was time for a player to go, he went.

A great catch is like watching girls go by the last one you see is always the prettiest.

I don’t like defining myself. I just am.

Anybody with ability can play in the big leagues. But to be able to trick people year in and year out the way I did, I think that was a much greater feat.

So I say keep yelling and hustling every minute you’re in uniform.

It looks like it’s been furnished by discount stores.

I think the Colts use my skills well.

Man, if I made one million dollars I would come in at six in the morning, sweep the stands, wash the uniforms, clean out the office, manage the team and play the games.

Anyone who doesn’t miss the past never had a mother.

If you don’t do what’s best for your body, you’re the one who comes up on the short end.

I didn’t mind if they yelled at me, but when they came on the field, it was a different story.

I could feel his muscle tissues collapse under my force. It’s ludicrous these mortals even attempt to enter my realm.

That equals to being a fool, having fame and no fortune. A lot of guys out there have fame doing this and doing that, but they are broke.

There is no room in baseball for discrimination. It is our national pastime and a game for all.

Most plays that are missed by the umpire are caused by the umpire not reading those cues early enough and making the proper adjustments.

I always thought, it would be neat to make the Olympic team.

You have to stay one level above everyone else.

I still don’t know how I got to the big leagues because I wasn’t that good.

I feel very fortunate that I played for the four organizations I did.

The feeling of accomplishment welled up inside of me, three Olympic gold medals. I knew that was something nobody could ever take away from me, ever.

Yes, hard is good. When I was in high school, I spent a lot of time on my knees playing with balls. I guess it was only natural that I became a catcher.

As far as starting or not starting, that means more to some players than others. And if it means more to someone else, I think you should let them start and just go out there...

In 1968, in the midst of the tumultuous 1960s, the Olympics were much more than just another event.

Something inside of me just said ‘Hey, wait a minute, I want to beat him,’ and I just took off.

I’ve been motivated by overcoming challenge and overcoming the hurdles and obstacles that face me. There still is plenty out there to get motivated by.

I’ve been playing since I was eight years old.

This is like a tribute to them, the people who helped me to get here. The thing that makes me feel good about the whole thing is, the fans voted me here.

I have a motto: Work to become, not to acquire.