All I had was natural ability.

All the ballparks and the big crowds have a certain mystique. You feel attached, permanently wedded to the sounds that ring out, to the fans chanting your name, even when there are only four or five thousand in the stands on a Wednesday afternoon.

They should have come out of the dugout on tippy-toes, holding hands and singing.

The only thing I can do is play baseball. I have to play ball. It's the only thing I know.

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

A team is where a boy can prove his courage on his own. A gang is where a coward goes to hide.

Of course, I didn't tell you about all the times I said I was going to hit one and it didn't happen.