In 1961 somebody could've hit a home run to win the game and the next day the headline was about the M&M boys not hitting a home run. But everyone was real good about it. Instead of getting mad they joked about it.

I don't know why, but for some reason I seem to be more popular now than when I was playing.

If you want to know who was better, me or Willie Mays, you have to look at our career stats. And Willie's bottom line was better.

The thing I really liked about Mickey was the way he treated everyone the same.

Don't do as I did. I'm living proof of how not to live.

The strain on Roger (Maris) was unbelievable. After I dropped out the reporters only had one guy to go to. They surrounded him everywhere he went. He had big clumps of hair falling out. That he went ahead and did it was unbelievable.

It's what you're worth.