Son, we'd like to keep you around this season but we're going to try and win a pennant.

He (Mickey Mantle) should lead the league in everything. With his combination of speed and power he should win the triple batting crown every year. In fact, he should do anything he wants to do.

Left-handers have more enthusiasm for life. They sleep on the wrong side of the bed, and their head gets more stagnant on that side.

You gotta lose 'em some of the time. When you do, lose 'em right.

See that fella over there? He's 20 years old. In 10 years, he's got a chance to be a star. Now that fella over there, he's 20 years old, too. In 10 years he's got a chance to be 30.

Why shouldn't he break Ruth's record? He's got more power than Stalin.

I would not admire hitting against Ryne Duren, because if he ever hit you in the head you might be in the past tense.