"No one was more important than my mom and dad. I know they are watching from a place up in heaven here today to make sure all their kids are doing good."

"And, you know, you try and preach to them there's more to this game than just walking up to home plate, swinging the bat, fielding a ground ball. There's some dedication in it, some love you've got to put into this work."

"The wonderful thing about acting is you move along with your decade. The older you get, the more interesting the parts you get to play and you bring more of your personal experience to the part."

"Sports can unify the Iraqi people - no Sunnis, no Shiites, just sport for the country."

"Play is often talked about as if it were a relief from serious learning. But for children play is serious learning. Play is really the work of childhood."

"I still have the desire to succeed, and I've always felt success is measured by what you've done in the win column, not top 10s."