Now that sports science is more advanced, we know that there are so many off-pitch factors that can affect how good you can become. If people are telling you to sleep a certain number of hours, eat specific foods, and drink a certain volume of fluids, then you have to be prepared to listen and learn.
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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