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.

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

I love to play this game of baseball. I love putting on the uniform.

A lot of hitters stay away from the plate, some are close up, some are forward, some are back. The thing about hitting is this: You have to know the strike zone. That's the most important thing. Hit strikes and put the bat on the ball.

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

There was never a day when I was as good as Joe DiMaggio at his best. Joe was the best, the very best I ever saw.

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.