I don't feel right unless I have a sport to play or at least a way to work up a sweat.

I don't want people to forget Babe Ruth. I just want them to remember Henry Aaron.

The thing I like about baseball is that it's one-on-one. You stand up there alone, and if you make a mistake, it's your mistake. If you hit a home run, it's your home run.

Does Pete (Rose) hustle? Before the All-Star game he came into the clubhouse and took off his shoes and they ran another mile without him.

You can only milk a cow so long, then you're left holding the pail.

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 am very proud to be an American. This country has so much potential, I'd just like to see things better, or whatever, and I think it will be.