I'm always amazed when a pitcher becomes angry at a hitter for hitting a home run off him. When I strike out, I don't get angry at the pitcher, I get angry at myself. I would think that if a pitcher threw up a home run ball, he should be angry at himself.

To be successful, one must take chances.

You only have a few years to play this game and you can't play it if you're all tied up in knots.

I'm proud of the fact that I'm the only player to hit a ball completely out of Dodger Stadium.

I was bred as an outcast, part Negro and part Seminole, in my early years raised as an Indian.

The bat is gone, but the smile remains.

I loved to hit with men on base and with the game on the line.