Somebody once asked me if I ever went up to the plate trying to hit a home run. I said, 'Sure, every time.'

I wanted to throw my glass at the TV.

Well, baseball was my whole life. Nothing's ever been as fun as baseball.

People say Yogi (Berra) is a strange guy, and I've heard Yogi say some funny things. But he has a beautiful wife, he's rich, and he's famous. I don't see anything strange about that.

Billy (Martin) wasn't afraid of anything.

I played seven years without ever hitting the ball.

If I hadn't met those two guys (Billy Martin and Whitey Ford) at the start of my career, I would have lasted another five years.