A catcher and his body are like the outlaw and his horse. He's got to ride that nag till it drops.
You know, when you can play with the greatest players of that particular era, you look forward to going to the ballpark. I mean, you thought it was great to be there in the clubhouse. You thought it was great to be on the field.
Well, you know, Pudge Rodriguez, obviously is as good as it gets.
Slumps are like a soft bed. They're easy to get into and hard to get out of.
The catcher is in the middle of everything. He sees it best.
Jimmy Connors plays two tennis matches and winds up with $850,000, and Muhammad Ali fights for one bout and winds up with five million bucks. Me, I play 190 games--if you count exhibitions -- and I'm overpaid!