
"Winning
is the only thing that makes me happy. Ask my wife. I dont get happy
about anniversaries or birthdays. I dont care about that. Just
winning.
"I cant
be No. 1 with an MVP trophy. I could be No. 1 with the championship
ring
and the championship trophy on my fireplace.
"When
I leave this game, Id rather be respected than loved.
"I like
the laid-back, polite, respectful courteous personality cowboys have.
Guys almost lay down their life for you if theyre your friends.
You exist on a handshake rather than a signed contract.
"Confidence
and cockiness, theyre both tied into success.
'Whatever the situation where the game is on the
line, I want the ball hit to me or the bat in my hands.
"On
the diamond Im driven by the fear and embarrassment of failure.
Im terrified Ill let my teammates down.
"Some
guys play not to get hurt, and theyre never really as good as they
can be. Thats not the way I play.
'If
you want to get to know me, you have to get off the baseball field.
Because when
I'm on the field, and in the clubhouse, I'm doing what I'm paid to do,
what I love to do, and man, I hate it when I fail."
"I'm
a Mormon. I don't do a lot of the off-the-field activities that athletes
are known to do. And I guess I've created a world that is unlike the
typical
world of a professional athlete."
"Do
I race motorcycles? I do. I use the word 'race' because, I admit, what
I
do on a motocross bike is different than riding a Harley down the street."
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