My kids used to do things to aggravate me, too. I'd take them to a game, and they'd want to come home with a different player.

I knew when my career was over. In 1965 my baseball card came out with no picture.

I signed a very modest $3,000 bonus with the Braves in Milwaukee. And my old man didn't have that kinda money to put out.

Not bragging by any means, but I could have done a lot of other stuff as far as working in films go and working in television... I had chances to do that stuff, but I like baseball, I really do.

I make fun of situations and try and find the humor in things, but it's never at the expense of the other guy.

I had slumps that lasted into the winter.

If a guy hits .300 every year, what does he have to look forward to? I always tried to stay around .190, with three or four RBI. And I tried to get them all in September. That way I always had something to talk about during the winter.