One thing you learned as a Cubs fan: when you bought you ticket, you could bank on seeing the bottom of the ninth.

Pro football is like nuclear warfare. There are no winners, only survivors.

I started playing ball when I was a kid. My dad was a pro ball player and he passed on his knowledge to me.

Every great batter works on the theory that the pitcher is more afraid of him than he is of the pitcher.

What's a good tournament for him? Winning it. He's good enough.

Don't play too much golf. Two rounds a day are plenty.

Overall the fundamentals seem to be there and he's obviously got a very mature head on his shoulders. He's got a kind of presence.

New Yorkers love it when you spill your guts out there. Spill your guts at Wimbledon and they make you stop and clean it up.

Perhaps the single most important element in mastering the techniques and tactics of racing is experience. But once you have the fundamentals, acquiring the experience is a matter of time.

You don't suffer, kill yourself and take the risks I take just for money. I love bike racing.