Quotes from Gabe Kapler

I want to display my failures at every turn, and ultimately I want to lead by example.

Letting the ball travel is an important mental cue. It's simply about making an attempt to see the ball and to slow it down. It's a relaxation technique used to avoid being jumpy and attempting to hit the ball directly out of the pitchers hands.

Well-struck baseballs must land safely in the gloves of fielders; borderline calls must go the way of the artist on the mound. Pitch selection must be on point. Defensive genius must occur. And everyone must adhere to the time tested baseball tradition of superstition.

Not only do squats build muscle in the quadriceps, hamstrings and calves, they also allow for the release of testosterone and growth hormone providing a highly anabolic environment for all other areas to grow when trained.

Sports psychology suggests - and we as players have been taught - that negative self-talk can diminish our chances for success and that the opposite is also true. Given the talent, we can also think and speak our way to success.

Heavy pitchers can have bulky muscle that leads to decreased flexibility or carry extra fat that puts increased stress on the ligaments and tendons.

I'm not a golfer. I don't fish. I don't even watch TV.

In 2006, I woke up every morning and dreaded the ballpark. I knew how difficult it was to even prepare my body to go out and play.

The Rays organization pays close attention to what's going on mentally and emotionally for its players.

I loved having a fan appreciate my style of play, but nothing in the world is more gratifying than having 24 guys gaze at you adoringly for quite assertively scoring a run at the expense of a member of the other team.

For MLB players, sitting around aimlessly waiting to heal is never a good idea.

Culturally Jewish, I was - and am - proud of my heritage, but don't practice religion.

When designing a workout program for high level performers, factors such as body type, previous training experience, and even pain tolerance come into play.

After an injury left me unable to perform my usual routine, I focused on the best upper body workouts to keep myself fit and strong.

I was forced to earn some extra glue and made the hysterically shortsighted decision to pose for photos in very tiny and colorful swimwear for a fitness magazine, that would become the fuel to many a comical fire in my clubhouse environments over the years.

Lower stress equals a calmer approach at the plate. Calm equals a still head, allowing us to see the ball better. Confidence and relaxation; the hitter's Holy Grail.

When do you get into your best conversations? Probably when you're relaxed.

Hip flexibility is genetic to a degree, and the most gifted hitters have won both the genetic and mechanical lottery.

We all have rooms in our homes that could benefit from a good spring-cleaning.

Part of the beauty of playing with seven teams across MLB is that I got to know hundreds of men intimately.

I think the players set the tone right away in spring training.

Seeing the news on 'FOX Sports Live' of yet another baseball player on crutches always reminds me of the September night in 2005 when I tore my Achilles tendon in Toronto.

Independent of the strength implications, baseball, like most athletic events, is a game of feeling capable of handling the current challenge.

Brimming with fortitude, Wrigley wears its ability to brave the elements like a badge of honor. More so than any other ballpark in America, it has witnessed blizzards and subzero temperatures. More importantly, it stands as testament to decades of suffering fans, their pain littered throughout the seats and corridors.