I never had to cheat, I get them with what I got.

Everybody faces obstacles. And I looked to people who had been through many to succeed in life. Abraham Lincoln, born to a poor family, faced defeat through most of his life. Lost eight elections, failed two businesses, had a nervous breakdown, and still became president.

To the people out there, baseball is a simple sport. But it is complex. It is never easy.

All good balls to hit are strikes, though not all strikes are good balls to hit.

And I found out, the other part of it is that I found out and in my desire to life successfully, that baseball fit very well into my life. It's been a great teacher, trainer, mentor and you'll see what I mean in the next few minutes that I have to speak.

Good hitters don't just go up and swing. They always have a plan. Call it an educated deduction. You visualize. You're like a good negotiator. You know what you have, you know what he has, then you try to work it out.

And then 45 years later, as I finished my career in the great city of Cleveland, that was another great way to end my career, going to the World Series.