No one wants to hear about the labor pains, they just want to see the baby.

Your bat is your life. It's your weapon. You don't want to go into battle with anything that feels less than perfect

Competition is what keeps me playing the psychological warfare of matching skill against skill and wit against wit.

Jim Crow was king... and I heard a game in which Jackie Robinson was playing, and I felt pride in being alive

The baseball held was my fantasy of what life offered.

Show me a guy who's afraid to look bad, and I'll show you a guy you can beat every time.

The stiffer the penalty, the greater the message is sent.