Ted Williams was the greatest hitter I ever saw, but DiMaggio was the greatest all around player.
If you believe your catcher is intelligent and you know that he has considerable experience, it is a good thing to leave the game almost entirely in his hands.
I did what any American could and should do: serve his country in its time of need.
Baseball in the Navy always was much more fun than it had been in the major leagues.
I just reared back and let them go.
Every day is a new opportunity. You can build on yesterday's success or put its failures behind and start over again. That's the way life is, with a new game every day, and that's the way baseball is.