The key to hitting is just plain working at it. Work, that's the real secret.

I don't want to take anything away from Roger Maris and Mickey Mantle. They're both great hitters, but they're batting against guys they never would have seen in previous years.

No one can ever see the ball hit the bat because it's physically impossible to focus your eyes that way. However, when I hit the ball especially hard, I could smell the leather start to burn as it struck the wooden bat.

They invented the All-Star game for Willie Mays.

I've found that you don't need to wear a necktie if you can hit.

If you don't think too good, don't think too much.

Baseball is the only field of endeavor where a man can succeed three times out of ten and be considered a good performer.