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 thought he had been shot.

The test of an outfielder's skill comes when he has to go against the fence to make a catch.

If I were sitting down with George Steinbrenner (to discuss a salary) and based on what Dave Winfield got for his statistics, I'd have to say, 'George, you and I are about to become partners.'

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.

There's always some youngster coming up- they'll find somebody.