Practice the game the way you're going to play the game. Practice hard and play hard. Run hard and above all else, hustle every moment you're on the field where you are practicing or playing in a game.

The greatest competitor was Bob Gibson. He worked so fast out there and he always had the hood up. He always wanted to close his own deal. He never talked to you because he was battling so hard. I sure as hell don't miss batting against him, but I miss him in the game.

I'd be willing to bet you, if I was a betting man, that I have never bet on baseball.

I admitted I bet on baseball, but I wasn't suspended from baseball for betting on baseball.

Singles hitters drive Fords. Home-run hitters drive Cadillacs.

The manager of a team is like a stagecoach, he can't move unless he has the horses.

If I had been busted for drugs instead of gambling, I'd still be managing the Reds and baseball would be paying for my rehab.