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

By the time you know what to do, you're too old to do it.

The hardest thing to do in baseball is to hit a round baseball with a round bat, squarely.

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

All the bullets and all the bombs that explode all over the world won't leave the impact, when all is said and done, of a dollar bill dropped in the Jimmy Fund pot by a warm heart and a willing hand. You should be proud and happy to know that your contribution will someday help some kid to a better life.

People always told me that my natural ability and good eyesight were the reasons for my success as a hitter. They never talk about the practice, practice, practice.

If I was being paid thirty-thousand dollars a year, the very least I could do was hit .400.