Home run hitters strike out a lot.
I couldn't quit, because of all the kids, and the blacks, and the little people pulling for me. I represent both the underdog and the overdog in our society.
The only difference between me and those other great Yankees is my skin color.
The only reason I don't like playing in the World Series is I can't watch myself play.
I didn't come to New York to be a star. I brought my star with me.
When you've played this game for ten years and gone to bat seven-thousand times and gotten two-thousand hits do you know what that really means? It means you've gone zero for five-thousand.