One of the most difficult things for people who have been successful in sports is adapting to the daily world where you can't get an answer from someone until 5 o'clock tomorrow. There is always an excuse. Living 40 or 50 years like that doesn't get too exciting after a while.
Copy QuoteI've missed more than 9000 shots in my career. I've lost almost 300 games. 26 times, I've been trusted to take the game winning shot and missed. I've failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed.
Copy Quote View & SharePeople ask me what I do in winter when there's no baseball. I'll tell you what I do. I stare out the window and wait for spring.
Copy Quote View & ShareA good hockey player plays where the puck is. A great hockey player plays where the puck is going to be.
Copy Quote View & ShareSome people are born on third base and go through life thinking they hit a triple.
Copy Quote View & ShareIt's just a job. Grass grows, birds fly, waves pound the sand. I beat people up.
Copy Quote View & ShareMost people never run far enough on their first wind to find out they've got a second.
Copy Quote View & ShareIf a tie is like kissing your sister, losing is like kissing you grandmother with her teeth out.
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