"Hell, if I didn't drink drink or smoke, I'd win twenty games every year. It's easy when you don't drink or smoke or horse around."

"I know Koufax' weakness. He can't hit."

"You would be amazed how many important outs you can get by working the count down to where the hitter is sure you're going to throw to his weakness, and then throw to his power instead."

"The way to make coaches think you're in shape in the spring is to get a tan."

"Army life was rough. Would you believe it, they actually wanted me to pitch three times a week."

"Sooner or later the arm goes bad. It has to... Sooner or later you have to start pitching in pain."