I only went to the third grade because my father only went to the fourth and I didn't want to pass him.

Practice, work hard and give it everything you've got.

I never keep a scorecard or the batting averages. I hate statistics. What I got to know, I keep in my head.

The good Lord was good to me. He gave me a strong body, a good right arm, and a weak mind.

All ballplayers want to wind up their careers with the Cubs, Giants or Yankees. They just can't help it.

The Cards had one pitcher who won fourteen straight games in a period of twenty-four days. Then when he lost his fifteenth game 1-0, his manager fined him fifty bucks.

It ain't braggin' if you really done it.