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

The reason I'm a Yankee is that George Steinbrenner out hustled everybody else.

I feel that the most important requirement in success is learning to overcome failure. You must learn to tolerate it, but never accept it

Every hitter likes fastballs, just like everybody likes ice cream. But you don't like it when someone's stuffing it into you by the gallon. That's what it feels like when Nolan Ryan's thrown balls by you.

The only difference between me and those other great Yankees is my skin color.

You don't face Nolan Ryan without your rest. He's the only guy I go against that makes me go to bed before midnight.

True success is one of the greatest needs. Success is not something you stumble onto or come to by accident. It is something you must sincerely prepare for. Take a good look at successes, and you'll see he same consistent qualities all the time - qualities of one's character that make one strive for a goal with a standard of unmatched excellence.