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.

All pitchers are born pitchers.

I'm a ballplayer, not an actor.

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

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'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.

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