The base paths belonged to me, the runner. The rules gave me the right. I always went into a bag full speed, feet first. I had sharp spikes on my shoes. If the baseman stood where he had no business to be and got hurt, that was his fault.
The most important part of a player's body is above his shoulders.
That boy Mantle is a good one.
I've been called one of the hardest bargainers who ever held out, and I'm proud of it.
I regret to this day that I never went to college. I feel I should have been a doctor.
I may have been fierce, but never low or underhand.