The great trouble with baseball today is that most of the players are in the game for the money and that's it, not for the love of it, the excitement of it, the thrill of it.

The most important part of a player's body is above his shoulders.

The best recommendation for an umpire in the old days was: "He licked somebody in the Three-I League. He ought to do.

Just speed, raw speed, blinding speed, too much speed.

Speed is a great asset; but it's greater when it's combined with quickness - and there's a big difference.

I had to fight all my life to survive. They were all against me, but I beat the bastards and left them in the ditch.

A ball bat is a wondrous weapon.