He (Branch Rickey) must think I went to the Massachesetts Constitution of Technology.

Mr. Rickey, I'll put more people in the park than anybody since Babe Ruth.

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

If you can do it, it ain't braggin'... it's a matter of self-confidence. I got where I did because I wasn't no shrinking violet.

Let the teachers teach English and I will teach baseball. There is a lot of people in the United States who say isn't, and they ain't eating.

I know who's the best pitcher I ever see and it's old Satchel Paige, that big lanky colored boy. My fastball looks like a change of pace alongside that little pistol bullet ole Satchel (Paige) shoots up to the plate.

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