I hate to lose. Hate, hate, hate to lose.

I'm not a win at all costs guy. Winning isn't everything. It's second to breathing.

I'm really 95 percent Mr. Rogers, and only 5 percent Oscar the Grouch.'

Ruth was probably the greatest athlete to perform in any sport. Never has there been anybody like him.

Winning is the most important thing in my life, after breathing. Breathing first, winning next.

If you don't have a hernia yet then you're not pulling your own weight!

It was the class and dignity which he led his life that made him part of all of us. I will forever treasure the close friendship we shared over the years.