They said I was the greatest pitcher they ever sawI couldnt understand why they couldnt give me no justice.

Nobody likes the ball low and away, but that's where you're going to get it from me. I been pitching it there 50 years, away from them. That way they can't hurt you. You keep the ball in the park.

Sometimes I sit and think and other times I just sit.

Not to be cheered by praise, not to be grieved by blame, but to know thoroughly one's own virtues or powers are the characteristics of an excellent man.

There never was a man on earth who pitched as much as me. But the more I pitched, the stronger my arm would get.

I used to feel so bad before I got to the clubhouse, I didn't know what to do. But when I put that ballsuit on, I don't know where I got the spark to save my life.

I never rush myself. See, they can't start the game without me.