Athlete Quotes

No, I think the pitching today has more depth.

Mr. Wrigley believed in this: Put all your eggs in one basket and watch the basket. They don't do that today. This is the old-fashioned way I'm talking about. He carried it on to his business. Do one thing and stay with it.

It's a kind of philosophy of my own life, to create the energy enough to keep on going.

It would be a lot different for me because there is a lot of information that you need to know about as a player. How pitchers are pitching you, how defenses are playing, certain situations about certain pitchers.

I own stock, and I also insure my car with Geico.

During my time, there might have been one pitcher or two that were top pitchers on a team. Teams that won maybe had three, but today they have a lot of depth. They have a lot of long relievers, short relievers, and the strategy is different.

Did you hear that? I didn't hear anything. Put that question another way.

Awards mean a lot, but they don't say it all. The people in baseball mean more to me than statistics.

Another friend hired me to open doors for him in the moving and relocation business. I did that for 10 years, am still doing it. And I do some work for the Cubs, in community relations.

Work? I never worked a day in my life. I always loved what I was doing, had a passion for it.

When I wake up in the morning, I feel like a billionaire without paying taxes.

I learned from Mr. Wrigley, early in my career, that loyalty wins and it creates friendships. I saw it work for him in his business.

It's a beautiful day for a ballgame... Let's play two!

It's a great day for a ball game; let's play two!

The only way to prove that you're a good sport is to lose.

I like my players to be married and in debt. That's the way you motivate them.

But it all comes down to friendship, treating people right.

You must try to generate happiness within yourself. If you aren't happy in one place, chances are you won't be happy anyplace.

Loyalty and friendship, which is to me the same, created all the wealth that I've ever thought I'd have.

When you get released from the NFL it's not a pleasant experience and I may have sulked for about two or three years. Then I was like, 'You know what? It's time to get back on the wagon.' I have nothing to be ashamed of.

To bathe a cat takes brute force, perseverance, courage of conviction - and a cat. The last ingredient is usually hardest to come by.

This is the year you really put the stake in the ground.

People didn't stop spending money, they just spent it on things that complement their PCs.

Of all the toys available, none is better designed than the owner himself. A large multipurpose plaything, its parts can be made to move in almost any direction. It comes completely assembled, and it makes a sound when you jump on it.

I like working with kids. I just have a way with kids.

I always wished I had a chance to meet an NFL player or even a college player when I was growing up in Los Angeles.

Even though I'm retired for some years now I still have something positive to say to kids. And they still listen.

Would I buy a cell phone for my 12-year-old?... No. I should have closer control over my child than that. He really shouldn't be in places where he needs to contact me by cell.

So I let them be responsible for there particular areas. Then by the time it gets to me that means that there is a problem. I have my eyes open and I need to know something about every department but you don't want to micro manage any particular department.

Let them police themselves, and then it goes another step past them to my coaches and there a coach that is responsible for a different area and different category on the field.