After they remodeled Yankee Stadium I didn't feel that the ghosts were there anymore. It just wasn't the same.

It was all I lived for, to play baseball.

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

We know you can bunt, Mick. You're not down here to bunt. You're here to get some hits and get your swing back.

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.

Sometimes I sit in my den at home and read stories about myself. Kids used to save whole scrapbooks on me. They get tired of them and mail them to me. I'll go in there and read them, and you know what? They might as well be about (Stan) Musial and (Joe) DiMaggio, it's like reading about somebody else.

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.