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.

Heroes are people who are all good with no bad in them. That's the way I always saw Joe DiMaggio. He was beyond question one of the greatest players of the century.

His fielding leaves you wondering. Then he steps up to hit and all doubts start to fade.

A lot of people wrote that Roger (Maris) and I didn't like each other and that we didn't get along. Nothing could be further from the truth.

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

My views are just about the same as Casey's.

If you want to know who was better, me or Willie Mays, you have to look at our career stats. And Willie's bottom line was better.