Whatever we do, make sure we clean up baseball.

Don't look back. Something might be gaining on you.

How old would you be if you didn't know how old you are?

Never let your head hang down. Never give up and sit down and grieve. Find another way.

If I knew exactly what I know now and had it to do over, I'd be a switch hitter. No telling what I could have done.

I'm sure glad this isn't my home ball park.

I can't recall a day this year or last when I did not hear the name of Babe Ruth.

I came to the Braves on business, and I intended to see that business was good as long as I could.

Baseball needs me because it needs somebody to stir the pot, and I need it because it's my life. It's the means I have to make a little difference in the world.

Looking at the ball going over the fence isn't going to help.

Last year, I was sort of a kid and I was a little scared, I ain't scared anymore.

The triple is the most exciting play in baseball. Home runs win a lot of games, but I never understood why fans are so obsessed with them.

There is no such thing as a bed of roses all your life.

Can I smoke now without someone taking my picture?

I don't feel right unless I have a sport to play or at least a way to work up a sweat.

Guessing what the pitcher is going to throw is 80% of being a successful hitter. The other 20% is just execution.

I am very proud to be an American. This country has so much potential, I'd just like to see things better, or whatever, and I think it will be.

There is no logical reason why girls shouldn't play baseball. It's not all that tough.

I never smile when I have a bat in my hands. That's when you've got to be serious.