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If you believe your catcher is intelligent and you know that he has considerable experience, it is a good thing to leave the game almost entirely in his hands.

I didn't want to be a catcher. It was thrust upon me, as they say in the classics.

As a catcher, you can't be afraid. You gotta make fast decisions.

When I hit, I felt I was in control of the home-plate area, and it was important that I felt that way. If I let the pitcher control it, it would give him an advantage.

You have to have a catcher because if you don't you're likely to have a lot of passed balls.

A lot of these catchers don't understand that they are blocking the plate and they don't have the ball. You're not allowed to block the plate without the ball.

I don't like the designated hitter. A guy who plays should be able to catch and hit.

The pitcher has the ball, and nothing happens until he lets go of it. So as the batter, I felt I had to fight for any bit of control I could get. I expected the umpire, the catcher, and the pitcher to wait on me. I wanted to get ready on my time.

The great thing about catchers is that they do a lot of different things, and they're basically overlooked.

I love sharing my knowledge of hitting with others. Now coaches and players at all levels can learn my systematic approach to hitting a baseball with more consistency, mental strength and accuracy.