Keith Hernandez

“I had great moments. I had not-great moments.”

“I went through a lot of hard times. I went through a lot of struggle. A few times, I was in tears. It brought me to my knees just about.”

“I won't say that women belong in the kitchen, but they don't belong in the dugout.”

“I always got good grades in creative writing from elementary school on up.”

“I have a natural tendency to resist conformity.”

“When I was little, my older brother, Gary, was forced to read a book a week in fourth grade. The books he liked he threw on my bed when he was finished with them. This continued throughout my childhood and made me a reader for life.”

“A pitcher's arm goes, and they're done.”

“The great thing about Little League was that anyone could play it.”

“Three hours for an average game is not good for baseball.”

“Who cares how many miles per hour the ball traveled once it left the bat, or how high the ball traveled in degrees, or how many seconds it took to leave the ballpark?”

“I'm just another guy who likes his job and doesn't like his commute.”

“I love to read, and I've always loved to write.”

“I remember, as a kid, I couldn't wait to get my library card, get my first book. There was a sphinx on the cover, and I figured I was going to read about the Egyptians. But it was this archeology. It was so dry. But I forced myself to read it because it was my first book out of the library. Should have gotten a 'Hardy Boys.'”