We were mighty short of infielders in those days

The ballplayer who loses his head, who can't keep his cool, is worse than no ballplayer at all.

When you have a wonderful mother-in-law who takes sides with you in squabbles with her own daughter - that's something.

I love to win, but I love to lose almost as much. I love the thrill of victory, and I also love the challenge of defeat.

The Babe is one fellow, and I'm another and I could never be exactly like him. I don't try, I just go on as I am in my own right.

I may have had a tough break, but I have an awful lot to live for.

When you have a wife who has been a tower of strength and shown more courage than you dreamed existed - that's the finest I know.