Reporters often forget that athletes are human beings.

Baseball reveals character; golf exposes it.

The only way to prove that you're a good sport is to lose.

Loyalty and friendship, which is to me the same, created all the wealth that I've ever thought I'd have.

It's a great day for a ball game; let's play two!

Work? I never worked a day in my life. I always loved what I was doing, had a passion for it.

The measure of a man is in the lives he’s touched.

A World Series trophy is a wonderful thing to behold.

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

We all wore a 21 patch that one season as a silent tribute to our deceased teammate Roberto.

I would always reserve a special place in my heart for Pittsburgh.

You only have a few years to play this game and you can't play it if you're all tied up in knots.

Oakland revolved around Forbes Field. Nothing in the city could match that atmosphere.

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

I've witnessed thousands of superior athletes try to becomes hitters and fail at it.

I was always a self-proclaimed poor slider.

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

Simple pleasures were all the pleasures that I knew as a child.

I love September, especially when we're in it.