Sporting goods companies pay me not to endorse their products.

When I looked at the third base coach, he turned his back on me.

In 1962 I was named Minor League Player of the Year. It was my second season in the bigs.

I had a .200 lifetime batting average in the major leagues, which tied me with another sports great averaging 200 or better for a ten-year period: Don Carter, one of our top bowlers.

Phil Niekro and his brother were pitching against each other in Atlanta. Their parents were sitting right behind home plate. I saw their folks more that day than they did the whole weekend.

I spent three of the best years of my life in 10th grade.

You throw batting practice, you warm up pitchers, you sit and cheer. You do whatever you have to do to stay on the team.