A great hitter isn't born, he's made. He's made out of practice, fault correction, and confidence.
Baseball is my life, the only thing I know and can talk about. My only interest.
The home run became glorified with Babe Ruth. Starting with him, batters have been thinking in terms of how far they could hit the ball, not how often.
Whoever wants to know the heart and mind of America had better learn baseball.
When I was in the batter's box, I felt sorry for the pitcher.
I've always played hard. If that's rough and tough, I can't help it. I don't believe there's any such thing as a good loser. I wouldn't sit down and play a game of cards with you right now withing wanting to win. If I hadn't felt that way I wouldn't have got very far in baseball.