Chris Burke Quotations

I have a motto on my bedroom wall: 'Obstacles are what you see when you take your eye off the goal.' Giving up is not my style. I just want to do something that's worthwhile.

Having Down syndrome is like being born normal. I am just like you and you are just like me. We are all born in different ways, that is the way I can describe it. I have a normal life.

Don't give up on the child. Give the child an education. Give them daily love.

Its not our disabilities, its our abilities that count.

Being a son, brother, uncle and brother-in-law is all I care about.

I don't really have Down's syndrome; I just have a slight case of it.

I want to do theater and I am looking forward to doing more Television and Movies. I also want to direct some plays in theater workshops for people with disabilities.

I'd like to be the role model to teach other people who have Down's syndrome to be actors and actresses and to be themselves and not try to be a big shot.

To have my fan club. I am very proud of doing everything. I try to support my parents, friends and fans. I am also proud of my performing in the visual arts, and motion television.

I'm just like James Stewart, because I never studied to be an actor.

I don't like to be different; I would like to be the same.

I was like Gene Kelly, it was called singing in the rain. No seriously, I wasn't really born with a singing voice, but my friends Joe and John taught me how to sing.

I just want to be like other people that are normal.

We'd like to be more consistent as a team, and hopefully we'll score enough runs to give our pitchers a chance. We scored 10 runs (Wednesday), but if we don't come back (today) and put some runs on the board, what does it really help?

I want to be a professional.

I could make a difference.

Obviously, I was sick to my stomach. But he's a super nice guy. It's a situation where, if it was going to be one of those guys hitting the homer, I guess I'd like it to be him.

Obviously, like most teams, the top of our order is where the strength is at, ... But any time we (at the bottom) can do something to help out, hopefully it takes a little pressure off those guys and maybe give us a couple more runs than we might not get otherwise.

Nobody is more surprised than I am. At the same time, I've been in favorable counts and gotten good pitches.

I was going up there thinking about laying down a bunt the first pitch,

I'd be lying if I said I didn't think about how it all might work out. I had a blast. The thing about the outfield, it can be pretty relaxing out there if you have good at-bats. If you don't, you stand out there thinking about them.

I'm a lot better, ... Hopefully if I can continue to improve on a daily basis as much as I did, I feel optimistic about my chances of playing again soon.

For sure it's not quite at full strength, but hopefully soon enough it will be there,

If it gives me a lot of discomfort, a lot of pain for everyday activities -- whether it's sleeping, or picking something up or just every day activities. We might do something about it. Hopefully not.

If that's the case, that's what I'll do,

Whatever happened last year to propel us to the run that we made, it's really carried over to this year. Guys expect to win ball games and that's showing up in the plays we're making.

My phone certainly has blown up today. People want to know what's going on.

I was upset about not getting the first bunt down, ... I think they (the Brewers) probably figured I'd be bunting again with Lance on deck, and he (Santos) threw a fastball right down the middle.

I was hardly the hero tonight. Roy was great.

I think I'll know more after today. It's the first time I'm on the field with batting practice and taking grounders and fly balls. We'll see how it responds.

Just in general, it's good for a professional industry to have a license because it sets a standard.

I wasn't sore today, so I'll give it a shot, ... I have a full range of motion.

We?re definitely pleased to take one game here and take the momentum, ... We?re excited to get home to our fans and that place will be rocking.

Well, I was hardly the hero tonight. Roy was great - seven innings pitched and one run. He bailed us out quite a few times. Luckily, I was able to get a couple knocks.

Well, I was hardly the hero tonight. Roy was great -- seven innings pitched and one run. He bailed us out quite a few times. Luckily, I was able to get a couple knocks.

Well, I was hardly the hero tonight, ... Roy was great - seven innings pitched and one run. He bailed us out quite a few times. Luckily, I was able to get a couple knocks.

Well, I was hardly the hero tonight, ... Roy was great -- seven innings pitched and one run. He bailed us out quite a few times. Luckily, I was able to get a couple knocks.

We just didn't come up with the big hits. In the end if you do that, you're going to lose.

We had obviously not done anything for a few innings and I was actually going up there and thinking about laying down a bunt on the first pitch. Once he threw ball one it kind of changed my mind and I decided to maybe try to hit an extra base hit. I figured being ahead in the count, maybe I was going to get a fastball. Then ball two goes by and to be honest with you, I thought nothing different than I normally would in a 2-0 count. (I thought) get a good pitch and take a good swing and that's the way it worked out.

We've been working six days (a week) for a month. I just wish I had two more arms.

Both sides present a lot of difficulties turning the double play, but I'd say the second baseman has the most difficult job turning it.

This type of hit in this setting is a dream come true, ... It was a moment that was too short-lived and I won't have an appreciation for it for a long time.

Big moments like this always go too fast,

Every single day it's gotten quite a bit stronger. He's been real pleased with the amount of time it's taken to come back. It's been tough being out a week, but at the same time, I guess that's pretty good with the kind of injury I had.

I've been really seeing the ball (well) and getting some pitches to hit. For me, it's just a matter of staying where I'm at, not try to do too much, and try to take what they give me.

I've really felt comfortable in all my at-bats and fortunately, that's shown up in results.

It was a little dark but it was no big deal for us. It didn't affect the game one way or another.

The snow will be mainly confined to the mountains.

The style of play will be to our advantage. They'll have to make the adjustments to us, as opposed to vice versa these two games.

I've always wanted to be an entertainer just like Donny Osmond. To be able to have a music career with my two best friends, the guys who taught me all about music, is a dream come true.

Thanks to their generosity, we will be able to get help and support to the youngest children -- some of whom weren't even born on 9/11 and who are still too young to comprehend the enormity of their loss.

Ball two went by and obviously I was in a good situation. I'm zeroing in on a fastball up in the zone. It's exactly what I got.

Ball two went by and obviously I was in a good situation, ... I'm zeroing in on a fastball up in the zone. It's exactly what I got.

This is about as good as it gets,

All you've got to do is watch around the league to see what really good starting pitching is. You watch other games and pitchers are coming out in the fourth, or the third, or the fifth. We've had such good starting pitching and production throughout our lineup. That's a really good formula for wins.

They made more pitches in big situations and got more hits in big situations.

They must have made two good relay throws, ... I felt like I just beat it, and I'm pleased the umpire got the call right.

It's just unfortunate we're not stringing any hits together, and to beat the better teams we're going to have to play more consistent.

It's a rule of thumb for me if I'm at second when he has the ball I try to go for three.

It's a tough spot. Obviously, Craig's the second baseman. Really, every spot on the field is spoken for. I'm going to have to wait and see and hopefully get in there as much as possible.

I try not to make too big a deal out of it. It's kind of a short span of at-bats. I realize postseason at-bats are all magnified, but at the same time, I felt pretty good the last month or six weeks of the season also.

It was definitely awkward being out there at shortstop. It was fun (and) exciting. I had a good time with it.

It's been nice, it really has, but we've got a long way to go. It's been a fun ride, and hopefully I can keep it going.

Dave advised me to slide feet-first whenever possible.

The best part about it is knowing that we don't have to go back to Atlanta, ... We had some bats out of the lineup and everyone was kind of hoping that we were going to do it with just one swing of the bat. Luckily I was the guy. I am fortunate to have big hits at all levels, but this is very gratifying.

It was nice to get rolling. A breakout game is hopefully what the doctor ordered for us right now, and hopefully we can carry it over the rest of the week.

It was kind of a microcosm of our season, ... Started out slow, finished strong.

It's very ironic. My wife talked about it last night. I think he's actually looking to unload it. Maybe he can up the price on it now because he hit a World Series home run.

It will just be a footnote. Then maybe we won't have to see it replayed for years and years and years.

It will just be a footnote, ... Then maybe we won't have to see it replayed for years and years and years.

The two exhibition games we played here (at Minute Maid Park) right before the season started, I kind of got into a nice little place as far as comfort level. I guess that's continued through the season.

The turn (for the second baseman) is definitely the toughest because your back is to the runner, and you don't really see what's going on.

It's neat. Sometimes you try to resist the temptation of thinking you've heard all the stories and tuning people out, because you'll hear some pretty unique stories. You can't believe how many people came up to me and said, 'Oh, we knew you were going to hit it.' Most people have been really great about it.

Any time you have to run a decent amount away (to field a ground ball), those plays get a lot tougher, just because it's a tougher ground ball to begin with. And then you have to make sure to try not to rush (the throw), because you want to make sure you get the first out, always.

I'm going to try to go through the same pregame workout as far as taking fly balls, ground balls, and I'm going to take BP, ... Hopefully, everything goes good (today), and I'll be available Tuesday.

I love to be able to drive down with my wife. She has Fridays off of class and we take the weekend so she can ride down with me and we get settled in our place. It gives me extra time to get out in the warm weather and get started.

I'm trying to make my way around the diamond.

I mean, the game turned into a little bit of a three-ring circus.

I'm just starting to grasp it, because these are the types of homers you always see replayed. And now one of them is mine.

I'm pretty fired up about how much I improved,

I'm just going to out there, relax, make the plays that I'm supposed to make and hopefully help the team out until Adam can get back out on the field.

I'm just glad I could do my part, ... It was draining, mentally draining.

I'm trying not to think too much about it,

I'm continuing to work on range of motion and my strength, ... It's coming back pretty quick. Hopefully, it can continue to progress at that pace.

Hey, I know it's not quite that big,

The meet went really well. By and large it was a success, making the long trip worth it.