I think it's incredible because there were guys like (Willie) Mays and (Mickey) Mantle and Henry Aaron who were great players for ten years... I only had four or five good years.
Sandy KoufaxThere is among us a far closer relationship than the purely social one of a fraternal organization because we are bound together not only by a single interest but by a common goal. To win. Nothing else matters, and nothing else will do.
Sandy KoufaxHe's the strangest hitter in baseball. Figure him out one way and he'll kill you another.
Sandy KoufaxI became a good pitcher when I stopped trying to make them miss the ball and started trying to make them hit it.
Sandy KoufaxIn the end it all comes down to talent. You can talk all you want about intangibles, I just don't know what that means. Talent makes winners, not intangibles. Can nice guys win? Sure, nice guys can win - if they're nice guys with a lot of talent. Nice guys with a little talent finish fourth, and nice guys with no talent finish last.
Sandy Koufax