(Rogers) Hornsby could run like anything but not like this kid. (Ty) Cobb was the fastest I ever saw for being sensational on the bases.

He (Mickey Mantle) has it in his body to be great.

I came in here and a fella asked me to have a drink. I said I don't drink. Then another fella said hear you and Joe DiMaggio aren't speaking and I said I'll take that drink.

It's easy to get good players. Getting them to play together, that's the hard part.

Okay everybody, line up in alphabetical order according to your height.

They say some of my stars drink whiskey, but I have found that ones who drink milkshakes don't win many ball games.

The trick is growing up without growing old.