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

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

Thinking about the devil is worse than seeing the devil.

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?

I don't care if I was a ditch-digger at a dollar a day, I'd want to do my job better than the fellow next to me. I'd want to be the best at whatever I do.

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