It's better to throw a theoretically poorer pitch whole-heartedly, than to throw the so-called right pitch with feeling of doubt-doubt that's it's right, or doubt that you can make it behave well at that moment. You've got to feel sure you're doing the right thing-sure that you want to throw the pitch you're going to throw.

If there was any magic formula, it was getting to pitch every fourth day.

He's the strangest hitter in baseball. Figure him out one way and he'll kill you another.

I can't believe that Babe Ruth was a better player than Willie Mays. (Babe) Ruth is to baseball what Arnold Palmer is to golf. He got the game moving. But I can't believe he could run as well as (Willie) Mays, and I can't believe he was any better an outfielder.

I can't picture people talking about me 50 years from now.

People who write about spring training not being necessary have never tried to throw a baseball.

I've got a lot of years to live after baseball and I would like to live them with the complete use of my body.