I'll play baseball for the Army or fight for it, whatever they want me to do.

You don't have to talk to me about pensions. I won't be around long enough to collect one.

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.

Because the players knew that if Billy asked them to jump off a roof, he'd jump off with them.

Sometimes I think if I had the same body and the same natural ability and someone else's brain, who knows how good a player I might have been.

A body came flying out and landed at my feet. At first I thought it was Billy so I picked him up. But when I saw it wasn't I dropped him back down.

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