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

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.

Helping someone is what life is all about.

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 had slumps that lasted into the winter.

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

My kids used to do things to aggravate me, too. I'd take them to a game, and they'd want to come home with a different player.

When I looked at the third base coach, he turned his back on me.

Where would I be without baseball? Who am I without baseball?

I make fun of situations and try and find the humor in things, but it's never at the expense of the other guy.

They have Easter egg hunts in Philadelphia, and if the kids don't find the eggs, they get booed.

Sporting goods companies pay me not to endorse their products.

I would order a dozen bats and there were times they'd come back with handles at each end.