The most important thing that a young athlete must do it pick the right sport. Not one that they like just a little bit, but one that they love. Because,if they don't really love their sport, they won't work as hard as they should. Me? I loved to hit.

If I'd just tried for them dinky singles I could've batted around .600.

What I am, what I have, what I am going to leave behind me - all this I owe to the game of baseball.

The way a team plays as a whole determines its success. You may have the greatest bunch of individual stars in the world, but if they don't play together, the club won't be worth a dime.

Baseball changes through the years. It gets milder.

Baseball was, is and always will be to me the best game in the world.

Don't let the fear of striking out hold you back.