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

Get eight hours of sleep regularly. Keep your weight down, run a mile a day.

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.

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.'

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

The one unbreakable rule about hitting is this: if a batter hits well with his own particular stance and swing, think twice - or more - before suggesting a change.

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