The only way I'm going to get a gold glove is with a can of spray paint.

If I played in New York, they'd name a candy bar after me.

The only reason I don't like playing in the World Series is I can't watch myself play.

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

People think I hate Billy Martin. I don't. I hate some of the things he did. And I will say I don't understand him. Billy Martin is not an intellectual, but there is a cunningness to him that is something to behold.

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.

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.