I've often wondered how a man who knew he was going to die could stand here and say he was the luckiest man on the face of the earth, but now I guess I know how he felt.

You don't have to talk to me about pensions. I won't be around long enough to collect one.

My biggest regret was letting my lifetime average drop below .300. I always felt I was a .300 hitter, and if I could change one thing that would be it.

At my best I was as good as anyone.

When I'm hitting, I'd play for nothing. When I'm not, any kind of money I receive makes me feel as if I'm stealing.

If the World Series was on the line and I could pick one pitcher to pitch the game, I'd choose Whitey Ford every time.

To play 18 years in Yankee Stadium is the best thing that could ever happen to a ballplayer.