Lots of people look up to Billy Martin. That's because he just knocked them down.

Statistics are about as interesting as first base coaches.

Back then, if you had a sore arm, the only people concerned were you and your wife. Now it's you, your wife, your agent, your investment counselor, your stockbroker, and your publisher.

After I won 21 games, I said, "This isn't that hard actually. I can do this every year for maybe 10, 15 years." To tell you the truth I thought I was going to be in the Hall of Fame. I really thought that. You feel so strong, so powerful walking down the street. You know you can throw a ball harder than any man in the world, or certainly the top five. Sandy Koufax knocked all of us out of the box on that one, so we would think, "I'm the second or third hardest thrower in the game."

Forget goals. Value the process.

We were like farm animals compared to today's players who are treated like thoroughbreds.

How come nobody wants to argue with me? Is it because I'm always so right?