It was all I lived for, to play baseball.

I never understood how someone who was dying could say he was the luckiest man in the world, but now I understand.

Hey Yog, what time is it? You mean right now?

I hated to bat against Drysdale. After he hit you he'd come around, look at the bruise on your arm and say, 'Do you want me to sign it?'

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.

The best hitter I ever saw was Ted Williams.

I played seven years without ever hitting the ball.