Baseball people are generally allergic to new ideas; it took years to persuade them to put numbers on uniforms, and it is the hardest thing in the world to get Major League Baseball to change anything—even spikes on a new pair of shoes—but they will eventually...they are bound to.

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

I am alarmed at the subtle invasion of professional football, which is gaining preeminence over baseball. It's unthinkable.

Trade a player a year too early rather than a year too late.

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

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?

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