I don't have to steal bases. I steal bases because I want to.
Jim Crow was king... and I heard a game in which Jackie Robinson was playing, and I felt pride in being alive
Show me a guy who's afraid to look bad, and I'll show you a guy you can beat every time.
The baseball held was my fantasy of what life offered.
If you're successful in what you do over a period of time, you'll start approaching records, but that's not what you're playing for. You're playing to challenge and be challenged.
No one wants to hear about the labor pains, they just want to see the baby.