“Baseball is the only field of endeavor where a man can succeed three times out of ten and be considered a good performer. ”

“Politics is the only field of human endeavor where the more experience you have, the worse you get.”

“There is something special about baseball that goes far deeper than being a game. It is the father-son relationship that is built, the life lessons that are taught in the process of playing a game and the ability to overcome not succeeding all of the time and still considering yourself a success.”

“The quality of a man's life is in direct proportion to his commitment to excellence, regardless of his chosen field of endeavor.”

“To try to pray is to pray. You can't fail at it. Nobody can...It's the only human endeavor I can think of where trying is doing. Reaching out is holding on. Joining in is letting go.”

“Baseball, of all sports, and maybe of all human endeavors, has no room for cynicism.”