Everyone has someone they looked up to. Mine was Mickey Mantle. For Alex Rodriguez to idolize me coming up, that makes me feel very good. Keith Hernandez
Acting is really not what I'm interested in. I'm not an aspiring actor and you should be able to tell. Keith Hernandez
The Yankees have better starting pitchers than Arizona. Arizona just has two... the Yanks have four. Keith Hernandez
You never know what's going to happen the rest of the way. You can't predict. You don't know what Montreal is going to do to us this weekend, and you don't know what the Cubs are going to do to the Cardinals. Keith Hernandez
Ours is a life of constant reruns. We're always circling back to where we'd we started, then starting all over again. Even if we don't run extra laps that day, we surely will come back for more of the same another day soon. Joe Henderson
I've lived nearby since 1981 and probably have averaged one run a week there. That's more than 1,000 repetitions, and I have yet to tire of this course. Joe Henderson
That time is important. It gives a comforting illusion of permanence not found in running by the mile. Joe Henderson
His name, Buzz, fits. He can buzz along at 40 miles an hour when his genetic memory moves him. Joe Henderson
That's how most of us would feel. But the sport has a few deviants without consciences. Joe Henderson
Time means a great deal to every runner. It means everything to me, because most days miles don't count; only minutes do. Joe Henderson
I feared the verdict of the watch, where I either lost the race against time that day or would lose it soon by making the record even harder to break. The time trap had snapped shut. Joe Henderson
A course never quite looks the same way twice. The combinations of weather, season, light, feelings and thoughts that you find there are ever-changing. Joe Henderson
In fact, the bandits steal the drinks and assistance provided along the course. Worse, they cross the finish line and mess up the scoring of legitimate runners. Joe Henderson
Our favorite: a former garbage dump converted into a riverside park. I first ran there more than 30 years ago when a marathon passed through this park that later became home to Pre's Trail. Joe Henderson
The hours, minutes and seconds stand as visible reminders that your effort put them all there. Preserve until your next run, when the watch lets you see how Impermanent your efforts are. Joe Henderson