I was a lousy hitter in May doing the same things that made me a great hitter in June.

I loved the game - I loved the competition. But I never had any fun. All hard work - all the time.

Ed (Runge), you're the second best umpire in the league. The other twenty-three are tied for first.

You don't always make an out. Sometimes the pitcher gets you out.

I was lucky enough to have the talent to play baseball. That's how I treated my career. I didn't think I was anybody special, anybody different.

This is a strange game.

I knew when the ball was going out (over the Green Monster). It was something I worked into the decoy, but it used to tick the pitchers off. Bill Monbouquette used to say, 'Can't you at least make it look like you can catch it?' Meanwhile, the ball would be on its way over the fence to a spot three-quarters of the way out to the railroad tracks.