The trick is to realize that after giving your best, there's nothing more to give.

The great thing about baseball is when you're done, you'll only tell your grandchildren the good things. If they ask me about 1989, I'll tell them I had amnesia.

If you have to choose between power and speed and it often turns out you have to make that choice, you've got to go for speed.

I only had a high school education and believe me, I had to cheat to get that.

Inner peace is not found in things like baseball and world championships. As long as I feel I've done the best job I possibly could, I'm satisfied.

A player does not have to like a manager and he does not have to respect a manager. All he has to do is obey the rules.

Problem with (John) Wockenfuss getting on base is that it takes three doubles to score him.