Enjoying Success Requires The Ability To Adapt.

You've Got To Realize That In Any Competition There Is Always A Winner And Loser. When It Turns Out That You're The Loser On A Given Day, You Can Be A Graceful Loser, But It Doesn't Mean That You're A Loser In The Sense That You're Willing To Accept Losses Readily. Concede That On That Day You Weren't The Best And That You Were Beaten In Competition. But That Should Make You More Dedicated And Hard Working. It's Wrong To Accept Defeat As A Loser. Be Graceful About Losing, But Don't Accept It.

Maintaining Concentration Depends On What I Call Tunnel Vision; Nothing Else In The World Exists But The Catcher's Target, The Hitter And My Perfect Delivery.

I Cant Think Of Anything More Humiliating Than Losing A Ballgame To A Guy Who Steals Home On You. It Happened To Me One Time Against Kansas City. I Had A 2-2 Count On The Hitter - And Amos Otis Broke From Third. The Pitch Was A Ball And Slid In Safe. I Felt Like A Nickel.

I Feel Very Fortunate That I Played For The Four Organizations I Did.

I Can Honestly Say It Took Two Full Years For Me To Get Over The Fact That I Was No Longer A Baseball Player.