That's how easy baseball was for me. I'm not trying to brag or anything, but I had the knowledge before I became a professional baseball player to do all these things and know what each guy would hit.

They throw the ball, I hit it. They hit the ball, I catch it.

In order to excel, you must be completely dedicated.

I would try and help everybody, because the game was so easy for me. It was just like walking in the park.

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

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.

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