It's a fickle town, a tough town. They getcha, boy. They don't let you escape with minor scratches and bruises. They put scars on you here.

October: that's when they pay off for playing ball.

After Jackie Robinson the most important black in baseball history is Reggie Jackson, I really mean that.

The way things are going the faces on next year's bubble-gum cards will be lawyers.

I am the best in baseball.

I was reminded that when we lose and I strike out, a billion people in China don't care.

The greatest manager has a knack for making ballplayers think they are better than they think they are.