Always wanted to be a Major League player. Loved baseball. Followed it. Loved to play. Plus, I could always hit.

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.'

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.

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.

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

Always wanted to be a Major League player. Loved baseball. Followed it. Loved to play. Plus, I could always hit.

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.