I'm very pleased and very proud of my accomplishments, but I'm most proud of that (hitting four-hundred home runs and three-thousand hits). Not (Ted) Williams, not (Lou) Gehrig, not (Joe) DiMaggio did that. They were Cadillacs and I'm a Chevrolet.

I remember I was a scared rookie, hitting .220 after the first three months of my baseball season, and doubting my ability.

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

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

The three-thousand hitting thing was the first time I let individual pressure get to me. I was uptight about it. When I saw the hit going through, I had a sigh of relief more than anything.

And if I have my choice between a pennant and a triple crown, I'll take the pennant every time.

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