In the building I live in on Park Avenue there are ten people who could buy the Yankees, but none of them could hit the ball out of Yankee Stadium.

Just like every other kid in my grade school, I was listening to my little radio plug in my ear when Mickey Mantle hit 18 post-season homers and won series after series for the Yankees. I listened and I learned from that. I think he was the original 'Mr. October,' but thank god it didn't stick.

Sometimes I underestimate the magnitude of me.

When you take a pitch and line it somewhere, it's like you've thought of something and put it with beautiful clarity.

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

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