If a reporter doesn't like the person he's writing about, it shows up in his article.

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.

The Giants were a good team, but our biggest enemy was said to be Candlestick Park.

I never did allow anything to keep me from my kids. They're the most important part of my life.

Playing baseball was my dream, and no amount of money could sway my opinion.

Don't be sharp or flat; just be natural.

I gave out stars whenever an appropriate situation presented itself.

The bat is gone, but the smile remains.

My first job after my retirement from baseball was as a narrator for the Eastman Philharmonica.

Unfortunately, inner feelings and potential are often stunted by our parents, relatives or peers.

I wasn't out drinking and abusing my body. I simply loved to go out and dance.

Never had I had so many friends and so much fun as I did in the projects.

I'm a God-fearing man who worships with my heart and with my life.

To me, baseball has always been a reflection of life. Like life, it adjusts. It survives everything.