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 feel that I was a good all-around player, I had good speed, a good arm and could play the outfield.

I don't know if I want to go to New York. They'll have to pay me a lot more money because I like it here in Kansas City.

I think the most privacy I had was when the game was going on.

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

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.

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