"Mr. Rickey, I'll put more people in the park than anybody since Babe Ruth."

"Anybody who's ever had the privilege of seeing me play knows that I am the greatest pitcher in the world."

"Son, what kind of pitch would you like to miss."

"I can't tell you why there's a delay, but stick your head out of the window and you'll know why."

"I never keep a scorecard or the batting averages. I hate statistics. What I got to know, I keep in my head."

"Practice, work hard, and give it everything you have."

"The good Lord was good to me. He gave me a strong body, a good right arm, and a weak mind."

"It ain't bragging if you can do it."

"I won twenty-eight games in thirty-five and I couldn't believe my eyes when the Cards sent me a contract with a cut in salary. Mr Rickey said I deserved a cut because I didn't win thirty games."

"All ballplayers want to wind up their careers with the Cubs, Giants or Yankees. They just can't help it."

"I was blessed with a strong arm and a weak mind."

"I ain't what I used to be, but who the hell is?"

"The doctors x-rayed my head and found nothing."