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

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.

I think I had the smallest handle around. When I got my bats, I even trimmed them down. I used to scrape them. Some years later when I started getting older, I used to start with a 33 and in the summer it got down to 31 and then probably in September got down to 30.

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

I'm a musician. I play harmonica for relaxation. A good way to relax and entertain people. An excellent way to have fun.

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

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.