We devote our entire lives to becoming good ball players. We take batting practice until our hands bleed.

Helping someone is what life is all about.

The bat is gone, but the smile remains.

I was the most powerful left-handed hitter in the Alameda area.

If a reporter doesn't like the person he's writing about, it shows up in his article.

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

Baseball for me was instinctive, born within me, given to me as a gift from God.