I don't think anyone ever liked to play more than I did.

What is the top requirement for a second baseman? A fine shortstop. I am fortunate in having the greatest shortstop in baseball, Luis Aparicio.

(Doc) Cramer told me I was hitting too much off the front foot and that I wasn't using the right kind of bat. I had been using a long, skinny stick and Cramer got me a thicker one.

We won (the pennant) because we've got a superior ball club. Not many stars perhaps, but the kind of team that always plays well together.

On two legs, Mickey Mantle would have been the greatest ballplayer who ever lived.

If a ballplayer is satisfied, he's going to slip. You have to keep fighting to improve.

(Jim) Landis is such a good player because he plays every day as if he expects to be sent to the minors next week.