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.

I started to crouch because that way I could guard the plate better, and I always wanted to hit .300 in the big leagues.

Back in my day, we didn't think about money as much. We enjoyed playing the game. We loved baseball. I didn't think about anybody else but the Cardinals.

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

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.

What made me sign with the Cardinals? Because they used salesmanship, the personal touch.

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