You hit home runs not by chance but by preparation.

indifference bordering on arrogance.

It's like obituaries, when you die they finally give you good reviews.

You win not by chance, but by preparation.

I don't want to be Babe Ruth. He was a great ballplayer. I'm not trying to replace him. The record is there and damn right I want to break it, but that isn't replacing Babe Ruth.

Every day I went to the ballpark in Yankee Stadium as well as on the road people were on my back. The last six years in the American League were mental hell for me. I was drained of all my desire to play baseball.