"Ain't no man can avoid being born average, but there ain't no man got to be common."

"Age is a case of mind over matter. If you don't mind, it don't matter."

"I've said it once and I'll say it a a hundred times, I'm forty-four years old."

"Airplanes may kill you, but they ain't likely to hurt you."

"My pitching philosophy is simple - keep the ball way from the bat."

"I never threw an illegal pitch. The trouble is, once in a while I toss one that ain't never been seen by this generation."

"I was born in August, no July, 1908."

"Avoid running at all times."

"I don't generally like running. I believe in training by rising gently up and down from the bench."

"If your stomach disputes you, lie down and pacify it with cool thoughts."

"Money and women. They're two of the strongest things in the world. The things you do for a woman you wouldn't do for anything else. Same with money."

"Don't pray when it rains if you don't pray when the sun shines."

"My feet ain't got nothing to do with my nickname, but when folks get it in their heads that a feller's got big feet, soon the feet start looking big."

"Avoid fried foods, which angry up the blood."

"Just take the ball and throw it where you want to. Throw strikes. Home plate don't move."

"Work like you don't need the money. Love like you've never been hurt. Dance like nobody's watching."

"If a man can beat you, walk him."

"It's funny what a few no-hitters do for a body."

"Not to be cheered by praise, not to be grieved by blame, but to know thoroughly one's own virtues or powers are the characteristics of an excellent man."

"How old would you be if you didn't know how old you are?"