Baseball is a game of inches.

Man may penetrate the outer reaches of the universe, he may solve the very secret of eternity itself but for me, the ultimate human experience is to witness the flawless execution of the hit-and-run.

Luck is the residue of opportunity and design.

Don't worry about your individual numbers. Worry about the team. If the team is successful, each of you will be successful, too.

Good luck is what is left over after intelligence and effort have combined at their best. Luck is the residue of design.

If things don't come easy, there is no premium on effort. There should be joy in the chase, zest in the pursuit.

I find fault with my children because I like them and I want them to go places - uprightness and strength and courage and civil respect and anything that affects the probabilities of failure on the part of those that are closest to me, that concerns me - I find fault.