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

It seemed like I always did some great hitting in Brooklyn. The field there was close to the stands. Every time I started walking to the plate, I could hear the fans say, 'Here comes that man again. Here comes that man.'

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

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.

Used to be bats had thick handles and a big barrel. Then they found it's not the size of the bat that gets home runs - it's the speed with which you can swing it.

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