I love what I do. If I had my time over again, I'd probably do it for nothing.

But most of all, I'm a part of you people out there who have listened to me, because especially you people in Michigan, you Tiger fans, you've given me so much warmth, so much affection and so much love.

It's been a terrific life.

When I went to Brooklyn in 1948 Jackie Robinson was at the height of his brilliant career.

Sparky's the only guy I know who's written more books than he's read.

There's a man in Mobile who remembers that Honus Wagner hit a triple in Pittsburgh 46 years ago. That's baseball.

Baseball is the president tossing out the first ball of the season. And a scrubby schoolboy playing catch with his dad on a Mississippi farm.