“If you get a guy that can play a couple positions, it helps you out a real lot.”

The only color I don’t have is navy brown.

Never answer an anonymous letter.

He can run anytime he wants. I’m giving him the red light.

I didn’t know much about golf growing up.

All pitchers are liars or crybabies.

Well, I used to look like this when I was young and now I still do.

Congratulations. I knew the record would stand until it was broken.

What difference does the uniform make? You don’t hit with it.

I guess the first thing I should do is thank everybody who made this day necessary.

Always go to other people’s funerals, otherwise they won’t come to yours.

Losing is a learning experience. It teaches you humility. It teaches you to work harder. It’s also a powerful motivator.

There are some people who, if they don’t already know, you can’t tell ’em.

80 percent of the balls that don’t reach the hole, don’t go in.

I guess I’ve got a smart wife.

The other teams could make trouble for us if they win.

It was impossible to get a conversation going, everybody was talking too much.

People identify with the swashbuckling individuals, not polite little men who field their position well. Sir Galahad had a big following – but I’ll bet Lancelot had more.

Making English grammar conform to Latin rules is like asking people to play baseball using the rules of football.

Hating the Yankees isn’t part of my act. It is one of those exquisite times when life and art are in perfect conjunction.

I try not to break the rules, but merely to test their elasticity.

This is a game to be savored, not gulped. There’s time to discuss everything between pitches or between innings.

The more self-centered and egotistical a guy is, the better ballplayer he’s going to be.

Baseball is a game of averages, but over a short period of time, to have a little luck going is not a bad thing.

Why, oh why with so many other positions in baseball did I take up this one.’