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.

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.

Hitting is the most important part of the game. It is where the big money is, where much of the status is, and the fan interest.

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

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

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.