Baseball gives every American boy a chance to excel, not just to be as good as someone else but to be better than someone else. This is the nature of man and the name of the game.

If there was ever a man born to be a hitter it was me.

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

Joe DiMaggio was the greatest all-around player I ever saw. His career can not be summed up in numbers and awards. It might sound corny, but he had a profound and lasting impact on the country.

There goes the greatest hitter who ever lived

I object to fishing tournaments less for what they do to fish than what they do to fishermen.

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.