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

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.

It isn't hard to be good from time to time in sports. What is tough, is being good every day.

In order to excel, you must be completely dedicated.

When I got to professional ball I used to play 150 games every year. It depends on how many games there was.

I always enjoyed playing ball, and it didn't matter to me whether I played with white kids or black. I never understood why an issue was made of who I played with, and I never felt comfortable, when I grew up, telling other people how to act

Yes, I had to learn how to live life outside, but I had so many people help me.