I became a good pitcher when I stopped trying to make them miss the ball and started trying to make them hit it.

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.

Pitching is the art of instilling fear.

I became a good pitcher when I stopped trying to make them miss the ball and started trying to make them hit it.

Show me a guy who can't pitch inside and I'll show you a loser.

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.