In a way, I was born twice. I was born in 1934 and again in 1955 when I came to Pittsburgh. I am thankful to say that I lived two lives.

When I put on my uniform, I feel I am the proudest man on earth.

I was born to play baseball.

If you have a chance to accomplish something that will make things better for people coming behind you, and you don’t do that, you are wasting your time on this Earth.

I want to be remembered as a ballplayer who gave all he had to give.

Why does everyone talk about the past? All that counts is tomorrow's game.

A nation without heroes is nothing.

I would be lost without baseball. I don't think I could stand being away from it as long as I was alive.

I am convinced that God wanted me to be a baseball player. I was born to play baseball.

There's no difference between me and you. You need something, a glove, a place to live, you let me know.

To the people here, we are outsiders. Foreigners.

Whatever happens in life is fine - just trust in that.

I have a long-standing relationship with Autism Speaks. I've been supporting them for many, many years now.

But for the time being, I've only learned one cake recipe and how to make scrambled eggs.

The others don't like my interviews. And frankly, I don't care much for theirs.

I feel I want to be wise with white hair in a tall library in a deep chair by a fireplace.

weltschmerz: its the depression you feel when the world as it is does not line up with the world as you think it should be.

God releases more of His power and presence according to the measure of our hunger for Him.

Would you believe that I once entered a beauty contest? I must have been out of my mind. I not only came in last, I got 361 get-well cards.

We can affect people around us so much with our moods. A depressed person can make a room gloomy and a sweet nature can cause the lion to lie down with the lamb.

The child which overbalances itself in learning to walk is experimenting on the law of gravity.