A team is where a boy can prove his courage on his own. A gang is where a coward goes to hide.

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

Not after all the time my dad spent teaching me to switch-hit.

When I hit a home run I usually didn't care where it went. So long as it was a home run was all that mattered.

To get a better piece of chicken, you'd have to be a rooster.

Somebody once asked me if I ever went up to the plate trying to hit a home run. I said, 'Sure, every time.'

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