You just can't imagine the kind of guy he was without seeing him play. He was a circus, a play, a movie, all rolled into one.

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.

He's in a rut. Gehringer goes two for five on opening day and stays that way all season.

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

I was the worst hitter ever. I never even broke a bat until last year when I was backing out of the garage.

Jimmy Foxx could hit me at midnight with the lights out.

Only triple I ever got.