If I knew exactly what I know now and had it to do over, I'd be a switch hitter. No telling what I could have done.

Making the majors is not as hard as staying there, staying interested day after day. It's like being married. The hardest part is to stay married.

I never smile when I have a bat in my hands. That's when you've got to be serious.

If I knew exactly what I know now and had it to do over, I'd be a switch hitter. No telling what I could have done.

I had many, many, many death threats. I couldn't open letters for a long time, because they all had to be opened by either the FBI or somebody.

In baseball, there is something electrifying about the big leagues. I had read so much about Stan Musial, Ted Williams and Jackie Robinson. I had put those guys on a pedestal. They were something special. I really thought they put their pants on different, rather than one leg at a time.

I need to depend on Someone who is bigger, stronger and wiser than I am. I don't do it on my own. God is my strength. He gave me a good body and some talent and the freedom to develop it. He helps me when things go wrong. He forgives me when I fall on my face. He lights the way.