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

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.

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.

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.

On TV the people can see it. On radio you've got to create it.

I set records that will never be equaled. In fact, I hope 90% of them don't even get printed.

When I played baseball I got death threats all the time--from my mother.

I spent three of the best years of my life in 10th grade.