It's better to be lucky than good.

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

We lost 14 straight. Then we had a game rained out and it felt so good we had a victory dinner.

When Neil Armstrong first set foot on the moon, he and all the space scientists were puzzled by an unidentifiable white object. I knew immediately what it was. That was a home run ball hit off me in 1933 by Jimmie Foxx.

I'd rather not throw the ball at all.

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