"And then 45 years later, as I finished my career in the great city of Cleveland, that was another great way to end my career, going to the World Series."

"The sooner I get into the Hall of Fame the better."

"Made it through high school, went to the University of Minnesota."

"You have to be like a clock spring, wound but not loose at the same time."

"I am truly sorry that a fowl of Canada is no longer with us."

"You know, many of you kids can't relate to what it takes to get to the top rung, the top of the heap, to have success. We're looking for things that come in a minute. It just doesn't happen."

"Now it's on to May, and you know about me and May."

"Everyone has a breaking point, turning point, stress point, the game is permeated with it. The fans don't see it because we make it look so efficient. But internally, for a guy to be successful, you have to be like a clock spring, wound but not loose at the same time."

"You know, heroes are ordinary people that have achieved extraordinary things in life."

"People I look to: again, Hank Aaron, man you challenged the status quo and the records of the game. Monumental feats in an era where people didn't like that."

"There is no way, believe me, despite my name being Winfield, and loving the game dearly. It wasn't in the cards. I didn't know what it was going to take to get here."

"The Yankees won the pennant, we went on to the World Series, 41 years after that in the city of Toronto. The great city of Toronto, and all the provinces in Canada, everybody reached out and they were excited because we won the first World Series ever, across the border."

"The people like the American Legion Post that gave us a chance to play. A place to play and a chance to play."