I'll tell you what makes a great manager: A great manager has a knack for making ballplayers think they are better than they think they are. He forces you to have a good opinion of yourself. He lets you know he believes in you.
Babe Ruth was great. I'm just lucky.
I don't mind getting beaten, but I hate to lose.
The will to win is worthless if you don't get paid for it.
The way things are going the faces on next year's bubble-gum cards will be lawyers.
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.