It is not the honor that you take with you, but the heritage you leave behind.

I did not mind the public criticism. That sort of thing has not changed any program I thought was good.

A full mind is an empty bat.

We win if the world is convinced of two things, that you are a fine gentleman, and a great baseball player.

How to use your leisure time is the biggest problem of a ballplayer.

Baseball people, and that includes myself, are slow to change and accept new ideas. I remember that it took years to persuade them to put numbers on uniforms.

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