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.

I think the best all-round baseball player ever was Joe DiMaggio.

All the ballparks and the big crowds have a certain mystique. You feel attached, permanently wedded to the sounds that ring out, to the fans chanting your name, even when there are only four or five thousand in the stands on a Wednesday afternoon.

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

I always loved the game, but when my legs weren't hurting it was a lot easier to love.

Hitting the ball was easy. Running around the bases was the tough part.

Ralph (Houk) brought out the best in everybody, and that included me. I consider myself lucky to have played for him.