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 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.

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

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.

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