He can run, steal bases, throw, hit for average, and hit with power like I've never seen. Just don't put him at shortstop.

Stay away from drugs and alcohol. Listen to your moms and dads. In this great country of ours you do whatever you set your mind to. Make us proud of you.

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

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.

I never saw him fight. I never saw Billy fight.

When I hit a home run I usually didn't care where it went. So long as it was a home run was all that mattered.

You might as well go in and start getting dressed. I'm going to hit his first pitch for a home run.