“There are certain things I can't do, certain pitches I can't hit. You stay away from them. You try to wait for pitches you can hit. The bat speed isn't what it used to be. You make up for it by using your head, working counts, getting ahead in counts and getting pitches to hit and hitting them hard.”

“What then in love can woman do? If we grow fond they shun us. And when we fly them, they pursue: But leave us when they've won us.”