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.

The big trouble is not really who isn't in the Hall of Fame, but who is. It was established for a select few.

To be a good hitter you've got to do one thing - get a good ball to hit.

A great hitter isn't born, he's made. He's made out of practice, fault correction, and confidence.

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 always tried to hit the ball back through the box because that is the largest unprotected area.

I've never been a yes man.