We were mighty short of infielders in those days

Baseball was one-hundred percent of my life.

Walter Johnson's fastball looked about the size of a watermelon seed and it hissed at you as it passed.

The most important part of a player's body is above his shoulders.

I may have been fierce, but never low or underhand.

When I began playing the game, baseball was about as gentlemanly as a kick in the crotch.

I had to fight all my life to survive. They were all against me, but I beat the bastards and left them in the ditch.

A ball bat is a wondrous weapon.

I never could stand losing. Second place didn't interest me. I had a fire in my belly.

Every great batter works on the theory that the pitcher is more afraid of him than he is of the pitcher.

The Cubs are gonna shine in sixty-nine.

No, I think the pitching today has more depth.

I own stock, and I also insure my car with Geico.

I like my players to be married and in debt. That's the way you motivate them.

Did you hear that? I didn't hear anything. Put that question another way.

When I wake up in the morning, I feel like a billionaire without paying taxes.

But it all comes down to friendship, treating people right.

Awards mean a lot, but they don't say it all. The people in baseball mean more to me than statistics.

The riches of the game are in the thrills, not the money.