Baseball is my life, the only thing I know and can talk about. My only interest.

Whoever wants to know the heart and mind of America had better learn baseball.

I never saw a pitcher I didn't feel sorry for.

People ask me what I do in winter when there's no baseball. I'll tell you what I do. I stare out the window and wait for spring.

I've cheated, or someone on my team has cheated, in almost every single game I've been in.

I've never been a yes man.

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.