The race doesn't always belong to the swift nor the battle to the strong. It belongs rather to those who run the race, who stay the course and who fight the good fight.

If that guy (Mickey Mantle) were healthy, he'd hit 80 home runs.

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.

The moment the game (AL Pennant versus the Twins) was over I sprinted for the dugout. The fans were pouring onto the field. If they'd caught me they'd have torn my uniform into shreds for souvenirs.

This is a strange game.

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