During my 18 years I came to bat almost 10,000 times. I struck out about 1,700 times and walked maybe 1,800 times. You figure a ballplayer will average about 500 at-bats a season. That means I played 7 years without ever hitting the ball.

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

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.

As far as I'm concerned, Aaron is the best ball player of my era. He is to baseball of the last fifteen years what Joe DiMaggio was before him. He's never received the credit he's due.

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

The hardest thing to do in sports, I think, is to hit a home run.

If I send the ball home, I know what will happen to it. My twin brothers will take it out on the lot, like any 20-cent rocket.