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

The bat is gone, but the smile remains.

I always said that when it was time to retire, I would know it, and I would just tip my hat to the crowds.

Helping someone is what life is all about.

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

People like us are afraid to leave ball. What else is there to do? When baseball has been your whole life, you can't think about a future without it, so you hang on as long as you can.

I eventually became proud of my strikeouts, because each one represented another learning experience.