Too many kids today are playing major league ball and don't belong there.

In that case Mr. Barrow, Mr. Gehrig is a very underpaid ballplayer.

I want to thank the good lord for making me a yankee

The reason I play so hard is that somewhere out there is some kid who has never seen me play before, and I don't want to disappoint him.

I'm proud to have been a Yankee. But I have found more happiness and contentment since I came back home to San Francisco than any man has a right to deserve. This is the friendliest city in the world.

Too many kids today are playing major league ball and don't belong there.

I always thought there was at least one person in the stands who had never seen me play, and I didn't want to let him down.