Not even the Emerald Isle itself was as green as the grass that grew in Ebbets Field.
He (Jackie Robinson) knew he had to do well. He knew that the future of blacks in baseball depended on it. The pressure was enormous, overwhelming, and unbearable at times. I don't know how he held up. I know I never could have.
You know you're pitching well when the batters look as bad as you do at the plate.
What a player does best, he should practice least. Practice is for problems.
Swing hard, in case they throw the ball where you're swinging.
Man, if I made one million dollars I would come in at six in the morning, sweep the stands, wash the uniforms, clean out the office, manage the team and play the games.