I had no trouble communicating, the player's just didn't like what I had to say.

Close don't count in baseball. Close only counts in horseshoes and grenades.

Be anything you want to be, but don't be dull.

It's nice to come into a town and be referred to as the manager of the Cleveland Indians instead of as the first black manager.

Whether you're trying to excel in athletics or in any other field, always practice. Look, listen, learn - and practice, practice, practice. There is no substitute for work, no shortcut to the top.

I always tried to do the best. I knew I couldn't always be the best, but I tried to be.

I don't see why you reporters keep confusing Brooks (Robinson) and me. Can't you see that we wear different numbers.

If the guys on the bench were as good as the guys you have out there, they'd be out there in first place.

Managers don't have as much leverage as they used to have. We can't really be the boss.

The fan is the one who suffers. He cheers a guy to a .350 season then watches that player sign with another team. When you destroy fan loyalties, you destroy everything.

You have to have a short memory as a closer.

...an irresistible of why we read and why we love.We are not quite novels.We are not quite short stories.In the end, we are collected works.

To ENSURE greater success, celebrate your progess daily.

Good enough is never good enough.

How shall I sum up my life? I think I’ve been particularly lucky.

I used practically all the money I had available.

Suffering produces the very endurance that will enable you to reach the finish line of the race set before you.

If that happens again someone's gonna get shot.... with an arrow of love!

The serpent is helpless unless he finds an apple to work with.

We are the dead. Our only true life is in the future.

It's getting late. I must return to my ship or my men will think I've drowned and be celebrating.