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

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.

Reporters often forget that athletes are human beings.

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'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.

I owe a large part of my success to Joe Brown, who helped me both as a player and a person.

I flailed my arm in a throwing motion before I could even walk.

Judgment traps you within the limitations of your comparisons. It inhibits freedom.

That's where the future lies, in the youth of today.