Oakland revolved around Forbes Field. Nothing in the city could match that atmosphere.

I owe a large part of my success to Joe Brown, who helped me both as a player and a person.

Judgment traps you within the limitations of your comparisons. It inhibits freedom.

Pittsburgh isn't fancy, but it is real. It's a working town and money doesn't come easy. I feel as much a part of this city as the cobblestone streets and the steel mills, people in this town expect an honest day's work, and I've it to them for a long, long time.

They give you a round bat and they throw you a round ball. And they tell you to hit it square.

My first job after my retirement from baseball was as a narrator for the Eastman Philharmonica.

Unfortunately, inner feelings and potential are often stunted by our parents, relatives or peers.