I don't want to embarrass any other catcher by comparing him to Johnny Bench.

The trick is to realize that after giving your best, there's nothing more to give... Win or lose the game is finished. It's over. It's time to forget and prepare for the next one.

The man I marvel at is the one that's in there day after day, and night after night and still puts the figures on the board. I'm talking about Pete Rose, Stan Musial, the real stars. Believe me, especially the way we travel today, flying all night with a game the next night and then the next afternoon, if you can play one-hundred and sixty-two games, you're a man.

Success isn't something that just happens - success is learned, success is practiced and then it is shared.

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.

I've changed my mind about it (DH) - instead of being bad, it stinks.

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.