“That’s why I’ve gotten so much experience at my age.”

You pick up little things here and there.

Once I get comfortable and feel a part of what I’m doing.

For the most part, when my home runs come, they come in bunches.

You have three teachers next to you every game, and if I’m not playing, I’m watching baseball.

I’ve always been a streaky hitter.

I’ve always hit.

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.’