It's like obituaries, when you die they finally give you good reviews.

You hit home runs not by chance, but by preparation.

Don't quote me on this, but if they ever manage to ban beer advertising in baseball you can kiss the national pastime goodbye.

I don't want to be Babe Ruth. He was a great ballplayer. I'm not trying to replace him. The record is there and damn right I want to break it, but that isn't replacing Babe Ruth.

Every day I went to the ballpark in Yankee Stadium as well as on the road people were on my back. The last six years in the American League were mental hell for me. I was drained of all my desire to play baseball.

Maybe I'm not a great man but I damn well want to break the record.

As a ballplayer, I would be delighted to do it again. As an individual, I doubt if I could possibly go through it again.