When I first signed with the Yankees, the regulars wouldn't talk to you until you were with the team three or four years. Nowadays the rookies get $100,000 to sign and they don't talk to the regulars.

I talked to the ball a lot of times in my career. I yelled, "Go foul. Go foul."

I want to thank all my teammates who scored so many runs and Joe DiMaggio, who ran down so many of my mistakes.

I never had a bad night in my life, but I've had a few bad mornings.

I was never nervous when I had the ball, but when I let go I was scared to death.

I don't know. I've never been on second before.

No one hit home runs the way Babe (Ruth) did. They were something special. They were like homing pigeons. The ball would leave the bat, pause briefly, suddenly gain its bearings, then take off for the stands.