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.

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

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

I'm a ballplayer, not an actor.

Putting the Yankee uniform on every day.

It's got to be better than rooming with Joe Page.

I think there are some players born to play ball.