Ultimately, love conquers all, and gay or straight, don't we all want to believe that? I would that if this was to happen to me, and one of my kids had come and told me he or she was gay, I would say: If that's the only way you can live, then I love you.

I don't know what would have been worse: If Mira had come home one day to say she was gay or an actress.

I have such an image of a mafioso.

I can't do it every day. They're not going to give me much to hit right now. They're pitching me real well. If I get there, fine.

I don't like controversy.

I have not broken the laws of the United States or the laws of the Dominican Republic.

I will calmly wait for my induction to the Baseball Hall of Fame. Don't I have the numbers to be inducted?

I'm not a racist.

I'm the type of person who likes to enjoy everything that I do, take advantage of every opportunity in life.

If you have a bad day in baseball, and start thinking about it, you will have 10 more.

It's always an honor to represent your country.

Make yourself comfortable in everything you do.

My situation is different from Mark's. I'm not looking for home runs, I'm looking for the playoffs.

When you're in the middle of a pennant race, you can't go up there thinking about home runs.

You have to enjoy it. It is not going to happen every year, so this is the year that it is happening and we have got to go out there and enjoy it.

Don't compare me to Babe Ruth. God gave me the opportunity and the ability to be here at the right time, at the right moment, just like he gave Babe Ruth when he was playing. I just hope I can keep doing what I've been doing - keep taking care of business.

I said to myself I've got to go up there and do it because the New York Mets keep winning every day. The game was on the line and I wanted to go out there and come through for my team. That win tonight means a lot for us.

I've always swung the same way. The difference is when I swing and miss, people say, 'He's swinging for the fences.' But when I swing and make contact people say, 'That's a nice swing.' But there's no difference, it's the same swing.