Failure is a part of success. There is no such thing as a bed of roses all your life. But failure will never stand in the way of success if you learn from it.

I'm hoping someday that some kid, black or white, will hit more home runs than myself. Whoever it is, I'd be pulling for him.

Guessing what the pitcher is going to throw is 80% of being a successful hitter. The other 20% is just execution.

Whatever we do, make sure we clean up baseball.

There is no such thing as a bed of roses all your life.

Failure is part of success.

My motto was always to keep swinging. Whether I was in a slump or feeling badly or having trouble off the field, the only thing to do was keep swinging.