In 1950, when the Giants signed me, they gave me $15,000. I bought a 1950 Mercury. I couldn't drive, but I had it in the parking lot there, and everybody that could drive would drive the car. So it was like a community thing

I played with the Birmingham Black Barons. I was making 500 at 14. That was a lot of money in those days.

I'm not the type of guy to go out and just say, 'Hey, I'm raising my fist to do this and do that.' I don't think I'm that type of guy. I wasn't a leader the way other people may have wanted me to be.

Congratulations to Alex Rodriguez on his 660th home run, milestones in baseball are meant to be broken and I wish him continued success throughout his career.

I think I was programmed to do good things when I came into the majors. I knew how to play.

Baseball is a game, yes. It is also a business.

When I'm not hitting, I don't hit nobody. But, when I'm hitting, I hit anybody.