He foresaw the platooning that managers like Casey Stengel used years before it happened. He told me I had to be a switch-hitter if I was going to play.

It's what you're worth.

I've heard about you. I've heard about you, too.

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

There were things that would irritate Casey, but trying too hard or getting mad at sitting on the bench weren't among them.

The greatest thing I ever saw was Roger Maris breaking Babe Ruth's record.

When I first came to Yankee Stadium I used to feel like the ghosts of Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig were walking around in there.