The most luxurious possession, the richest treasure anybody has, is his personal dignity.

I ought to break this trophy into 32 pieces

You're going to be a great player, kid.

Baseball, like some other sports, poses as a sacred institution dedicated to the public good, but it is actually a big, selfish business with a ruthlessness that many big businesses would never think of displaying.

Above anything else, I hate to lose.

I don't like needing anyone for anything.

I'm not concerned with your liking or disliking me... All I ask is that you respect me as a human being.