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.

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.

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

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

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.