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

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

Trying to hit Sandy Koufax was like trying to drink coffee with a fork.

Playing baseball was my dream, and no amount of money could sway my opinion.

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

I don't really feel that I deserve all my applause.

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