Success is that place in the road where preparation meets opportunity.

I was in the top ten percent of my law school class. I am a Doctor of Juris Prudence. I have an honorary Doctor of Laws. So, would somebody please tell me why I spent four mortal hours today conversing with a person named Dizzy Dean.

Fill in any figure you want for that boy (Mickey Mantle). Whatever the figure, it's a deal.

These are uncertain times. We cannot be content to rest on yesterday's laurels. These are times when we must strengthen rather than let down those standards which have stood in such good stead in crises that are past. Baseball cannot be selfish, or irresponsible, or lax. Neither can the men who operate it.

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

Only in baseball can a team player be a pure individualist first and a team player second, within the rules and spirit of the game.

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