I don't rate them, I just hit them.

Never assume the other guy will never do something you would never do.

I think I was the best baseball player I ever saw.

I don't compare 'em, I just catch 'em.

If you can do that - if you run, hit, run the bases, hit with power, field, throw and do all other things that are part of the game - then you're a good ballplayer.

I don't mean to be bashful, but I was

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