"I don't like to sound egotistical, but every time I stepped up to the plate with a bat in my hands, I couldn't help but feel sorry for the pitcher."

"I've never been a yes man."

"Any ballplayer that don't sign autographs for little kids ain't an American. He's a communist."

"It don't make no difference where I go or what happens, so long as I can play the full nine."

"Now the advantage is all with the hitters."