A curve ball is not something you can pick up overnight. It took me years to perfect mine.
Rules or no rules, pitchers are going to throw spitters. It's a matter of survival.
I owe the public just one thing - a good performance.
When I gave up a grand slam to Pete LaCock, I knew it was time to quit.
It is not something I earned or acquired or bought (the ability to pitch). It is a gift. It is something that was given to me - just like the color of my skin.
When I was playing I never wished I was doing anything else. I think being a professional athlete is the finest thing a man can do.