What can I do, I asked myself, that is so spectacular that no one will be able to say he had seen it before? The answer was perfectly obvious. I would send a midget up to bat.

I do not think that winning is the most important thing. I think winning is the only thing.

If there is any justice in this world, to be a White Sox fan frees a man from any other form of penance.

Tradition is the albatross around the neck of progress.

If you can't outsmart people, outwork them.

The most beautiful thing in the world is a ballpark filled with people.

I don't want the natural athlete -- I want a guy who'll go after the hard ones.