No man has ever been a perfect ballplayer. Stan Musial, however, is the closest to being perfect in the game today.

Every great batter works on the theory that the pitcher is more afraid of him than he is of the pitcher.

I never could stand losing. Second place didn't interest me. I had a fire in my belly.

That boy Mantle is a good one.

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.

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

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.