135 Quotes by Gary Sheffield

Just like all these guys feel comfortable here, I want to feel comfortable, too. Why do I always have to have my back against the wall and have to prove something to everybody? You get tired of it. After a while, it becomes -- .

I was encouraged by that, to get there and slide and know my leg was O.K. after that,

I think it was needed because at this point in my career my body needs to heal. I wasn't giving it a chance to heal. I think that's why the injuries affected me late in the season. Now I get a chance to get in shape at spring training and start off fresh.

Jeter, ... is our catalyst. Where he goes, we go.

My wounds, ... It was like a cortisone to heal these wounds. I rubbed it on every night and it helped me.

My prayers are with my uncle. I pray that he will seek and receive the help he so desperately needs.

My mechanics are so screwed up, there's nothing you can really tell me except stay back. Reggie was on me to stay aggressive, stay positive. This is a humbling game and like he said, if it was easy, he'd still be playing. That's good to hear from a Hall of Fame hitter.

It doesn't matter. I look at it like this, the start of the season I'll do what I've always done. That's it.

I tell him the truth. I just tell him how it looks - how he looks: 'Dude, you look like an addict.' But he doesn't see it.