The man with the ball is responsible for what happens to the ball.

There never has been a man in the game who could put mind and muscle together quicker and with better judgment than Robinson.

I'm a man of some intelligence. I've had some education, passed the bar, practiced law. I've been a teacher and I deal with men of substance, statesman, business leaders, the clergy... So why do I spend my time arguing with Dizzy Dean?

He's the best prospect I've ever seen.

Leisure is the handmaiden of the devil.

The world’s not so simple anymore, I guess it never was. We ignored it, now we can’t.

Ethnic prejudice has no place in sports, and baseball must recognize that truth if it is to maintain stature as a national game.