When I throw a ground ball, I expect it to be an out, maybe two.

When I throw a ground ball, I expect it to be an out, maybe two.

Twenty games is the magic figure for pitchers - .300 is the magic figures for batters. It pays off in salary and reputation. And those are the two things that keep a ballplayer in business.

[On Willie Mays] He was something like zero for twenty-one the first time I saw him. His first major league hit was a home run off me and I'll never forgive myself. We might have gotten rid of Willie (Mays) forever if I'd only struck him out.

A sore arm is like a headache or a toothache. It can make you feel bad, but if you just forget about it and do what you have to do, it will go away. If you really like to pitch and you want to pitch, that's what you'll do.

A pitcher needs two pitches, one they're looking for and one to cross them up.

Once (Stan) Musial timed your fastball, your infielders were in jeopardy.