I'm something like the old soak who never knew whether his wife told him to take one drink and come home at 12, or take 12 and come home at one.

I'd rather be lucky than good

I've got a new invention. It's a revolving bowl for tired goldfish.

One rule I had was make your best pitch and back up third base. That relay might get away and you've got another shot at him.

I was never nervous when I had the ball, but when I let go I was scared to death.

Hell, Lou (Gehrig) it took fifteen years to get you out of a game. Sometimes I'm out in fifteen minutes.

I talked to the ball a lot of times in my career. I yelled, "Go foul. Go foul."

The secret of my success was clean living and a fast outfield.

You just can't imagine the kind of guy he was without seeing him play. He was a circus, a play, a movie, all rolled into one.

I was the worst hitter ever. I never even broke a bat until last year when I was backing out of the garage.

I'd rather not throw the ball at all.

Survival was more than the preservation of life. It was tenacity in the face of ruin, an unbroken resolve in the midst of defeat, a glimmer of hope in the maelstrom, and peace despite the wreckage.

Life was simple when you were a Shield Bug.

I know already the music I will write. But the words? I have not yet decided.

When I was growing up in Montana I had two dreams: I wanted to be a paleontologist and I wanted to have a pet dinosaur and so that's what I've been striving for all of my life.

Strong ideas, loosely held. That's the path to success.

Speak in French when you can't think of the English for a thing. Turn out your toes as you walk. And remember who you are!

I grew up in the Midwest and had a lot of exposure to big religion. I went to church every Sunday - my mother even sang in the choir - and most families I knew where practicing Christians.

A superior who works on his own development sets an almost irresistible example.

We became somewhat household names really quickly, within a matter of - what? - three, four months. So it's hard to get used to, and it's really sometimes hard to understand.

Whoever is king, is also the father of his country.