Helping someone is what life is all about.

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

I never search for a reason why - I have faith in the Lord's purpose.

Baseball for me was instinctive, born within me, given to me as a gift from God.

Life is one big transition.

Love soothes wounds, while hatred and violence deepen them.

Human beings are pampered by the Lord. Their real tests don't come until later in life.

Trying to hit Sandy Koufax was like trying to drink coffee with a fork.

They give you a round bat and they throw you a round ball. And they tell you to hit it square.

It's supposed to be fun, the man says 'Play Ball' not 'Work Ball' you know.

To be successful, one must take chances.

I eventually became proud of my strikeouts, because each one represented another learning experience.

I've always been a slave to my heart.

I did stand-up, weird and ignorant stuff about my career - anything for a laugh.

I was acting when I was playing baseball.

We were on for six years. We were in syndication for a while. It had its run. I still see the people from 'Mr. Belvedere,' too. We stay in touch.

I just grew the hair on my back. Facial hair just wasn't appealing to me. I liked it on my back, though.

I had slumps that lasted into the winter.

After getting out of the service and going into baseball I never wanted to do anything else.