I was very blessed with a good body. Never got hurt. Never was in the hospital. The only time I was in the hospital was when I would get exhausted a little bit, and go in for a check-up or something.

They throw the ball, I hit it. They hit the ball, I catch it.

It isn't hard to be good from time to time in sports. What is tough, is being good every day.

I think I was the best baseball player I ever saw.

What you are thinking, what shape your mind is in, is what makes the biggest difference of all.

In order to excel, you must be completely dedicated.

Baseball is a game, yes. It is also a business. But what is most truly is is disguised combat. For all its gentility, its almost leisurely pace, baseball is violence under wraps.

Never assume the other guy will never do something you would never do.

Every time I look at my pocketbook, I see Jackie Robinson.

Youngsters of Little League can survive undercoaching a lot better than overcoaching.

When I'm not hitting, I don't hit nobody. But, when I'm hitting, I hit anybody.

I do not need any friends. I prefer enemies. They are better company and their feelings towards you are always genuine.

Sucks to be left out of adolescence, sort of like getting locked in the closet on Venus when the sun appears for the first time in a hundred years.

Gray hair is a sign of age not of wisdom.

When I was on the air a lot my throat and vocal chords got tired. If you don't vary your tones you can't get pretty tired of your own voice.

If you refuse to see Superman Returns this summer, what you're saying about yourself is: I heart Al Qaeda.

I understand how to read people, and nurture them and guide them, and let them be free to do what they want to do.

I like John Carpenter. I like some of his films more than others

When you cast away all your greed and fixation in adversity, you can find unexpected strength.

Participation - that's what's gonna save the human race.

Ironing is comfort. It's control. I'm a nutty person who likes to make sure everything is in its place.