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.

Smokey Joe (Williams) could throw harder than anyone.

I've said it once and I'll say it a a hundred times, I'm forty-four years old.

I ain't ever had a job, I just always played baseball.

Throw strikes. Home plate don't move.

If you tell a lie, always rehearse it. If it don't sound good to you, it won't sound good to anybody.

My pitching philosophy is simple - keep the ball way from the bat.