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

I'm coming down on the next pitch, Krauthead.

When I played ball, I didn't play for fun.

That boy Mantle is a good one.

He (Shoeless Joe Jackson) was the finest natural hitter in the history of the game.

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.

I regret to this day that I never went to college. I feel I should have been a doctor.