Now this is over thirty years later and the guy said he was that cab driver. He apologized and he was serious. I felt awful. He might have been spending his whole life thinking he had jinxed me, but I told him he hadn't. My number was up.

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.

The absolute worst thing a person can say about your pictures is, '"That's nice." It's the kiss of death.

I played my best everyday. You never know when someone may be seeing you play for the first time.

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.

A person always doing his or her best becomes a natural leader, just by example.

After I got that hit off Satchel (Paige), I knew I was ready for the big leagues.