I consciously memorized the speed at which every pitcher in the league threw his fastball, curve, and slider; then, I'd pick up the speed of the ball in the first thirty feet of its flight and knew how it would move once it had crossed the plate.

The key to hitting for high average is to relax, concentrate, and don't hit the fly ball to center field.

There was never a day when I was as good as Joe DiMaggio at his best. Joe was the best, the very best I ever saw.

Hitting is like swimming. Once you learn the stroke, you never forget it.

There is no one correct way to bat, and so of course there is no one correct stance for it.

What I try to do is never to hurt anybody else and figure if I don't, then I'm not likely to get hurt myself.

Unless you give it all you've got, there isn't any sense in playing.