You can't be afraid to make errors! You can't be afraid to be naked before the crowd, because no one can ever master the game of baseball, or conquer it. You can only challenge it.

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

I don't think about goals and records. Competition is what keeps me playing.

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

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

The baseball held was my fantasy of what life offered.